Rating list search results page
The results of your search are shown here. If the result has delivered a very large number of properties you may wish to refine your search with some additional, specific criteria that will narrow the search down. For example, a full or partial postcode.

View Results
You can view the results 20 or 50 at a time by clicking on the navigation buttons situated above and below the search results.

Billing authority reference Reference number used by billing authorities to identify your property. This is often a several digit, alphanumeric number, though they can vary in length between different authorities.

Description
This is a brief description of the subject property. The description may include the term ‘ and premises ’ . This is a Valuation Office convention intended to describe parts of a property not adequately covered by the main description that precedes it. It does not necessarily imply that this property has additional premises.

Address
This the full address of the subject property as shown in the rating list.

Rateable value
This represents the annual rent at which a property might reasonably be expected to be let had it been on the market at the antecedent valuation date i.e. 1^st April 2003. In this notional rent it is assumed that the landlord lets the property in a reasonable state of repair and that the tenant is responsible for all repairs, insurance and the payment of rates. It is a key factor in the calculation of a business rates bill and is explained in more detail at www.mybusinessrates.gov.uk

The ‘ C ’ column Indicates a composite property.
This means the property comprises both domestic and non-domestic elements in the same occupation. Business rates are only payable for the non-domestic parts and council tax will be liable for the remaining domestic areas.

Effective date
Is the date the specific rateable value comes into force and is the date from which ratepayers become liable for revised rates.

List alteration date
Is the actual date that the VOA updated the valuation list to accommodate any changes to the property and/or assessment.

The ‘ S ’ column
Indicates how any appeal made against a list entry was settled. For example, the appeal was agreed following negotiation with the Valuation Officer. Remember, appeals against the 2005 list can only be made from 1^st April 2005. You cannot appeal against a draft list entry (though you should alert us to any factual errors). Consequently the draft list will have no appeal settlement status indicators. See Appeal Settlement Type for more details.

The ‘ P ’ column
Identifies the number of times that a proposal has been made to alter any aspect of the rating assessment. Such appeals can only be made from 1^st April 2005; you cannot appeal against an entry in the draft list.

Details selected
Tick the box next to the property(s) that you are interested in and then click on the ‘ View details ’ button to see the current and historic rateable values for each property. You can then view a summary of how each rateable values has been calculated.