 Appeals selection page
This page displays the properties that you have previously selected.
It displays the current rateable value and where available the historic rateable value.
By ticking the appropriate check box in the right hand column, you can either make a number of individual appeals against the 2005 rating list assessments, or you can make an appeal for a number of assessments to be merged into a single assessment.
In both cases tick the appropraite check boxes and then click on the 'Make Appeal' or 'Make Merged Appeal' button
 Assessment status
This shows the current and historic assessments.
'Current' entry
This is the entry that business rates will be based on . Should this ever change, a new current entry will be created and the present entry will become ‘ historic ’.
'Historic' entry
A previous rating assessment for a property. This old assessment is no longer in use as it has been superseded by whatever the current entry is. The reasons for this may be numerous, but examples would be a successful appeal to have the rateable value altered or a physical change to the property, resulting in a new, updated rating assessment. Historic entries allow you to see the ‘ rating history ’ of a property.
 Billing authority reference
A 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.
 Scat Code
Special Category Code – this is used by the Valuation Office to indicate a property’s use.
 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.
 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. 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 business rates, which 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 payable for the remaining domestic areas.
 Effective date
Is the date the specific rateable value comes into force and is the date that rates become liable based on this rateable value.
 List alteration date
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 1st 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.
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