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Business Rates > Revaluation 2005 Valuation Scales > Offices of a modern standard.No Lift. London & other Metropolitan areas

Valuation Scale Reference: VOMNOLIFTMV1

Valuation Scale Title: Offices of a modern standard.No Lift. London & other Metropolitan areas.

Overview

Offices in metropolitan areas providing a modern standard of accommodation. Central heating, air conditioning , raised floors. No Lift.

Typically built or converted since 1990.

If air conditioning is not present the main space price applied is reduced by 10%. If raised floors are not present the price is reduced by 5%.

Accommodation Use Codes

Code

Description

Ground Floor

1st Floor

2nd Floor

3rd Floor

Mezza-nine

Base-ment

Lower Ground

4th Floor

5th Floor

6th Floor

ANO

Ancillary Office

0.8000

0.8000

0.7200

0.6400

0.8000

0.4000

0.6000

0.5600

0.4800

0.4800

ASI

Internal storage

0.7000

0.7000

0.6300

0.5600

0.7000

0.3500

0.5250

0.4900

0.4200

0.4200

ASO

External storage

0.1000

0.1000

0.0900

0.0800

0.1000

0.0500

0.0750

0.0700

0.0600

0.0600

ATR

Atrium

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

BAY

Loading Bay

0.1000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.1000

0.1000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

BKH

Banking Hall

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

BRD

Boardroom

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

CAN

Canteen

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

CEL

Cells

0.7000

0.7000

0.6300

0.5600

0.7000

0.3500

0.5250

0.4900

0.4200

0.4200

CLS

Classroom

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

COM

Computer room

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

GAR

Garage

0.1000

0.1000

0.0900

0.0800

0.1000

0.0500

0.0750

0.0700

0.0600

0.0600

GTH

Gatehouse

0.8000

0.8000

0.7200

0.6400

0.8000

0.4000

0.6000

0.5600

0.4800

0.4800

HIT

Hi Tech Accommo - dation

1.2000

1.2000

1.0800

0.9600

1.2000

0.6000

0.9000

0.8400

0.7200

0.7200

HTH

Health Centre

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

KTN

Kitchen

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

LAB

Laboratory

1.2000

1.2000

1.0800

0.9600

1.2000

0.6000

0.9000

0.8400

0.7200

0.7200

LFG

Rough surfaced, fenced land

0.0250

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

LFH

Hard Surfaced, fenced land

0.0300

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

LFT

Lift Shaft

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

LFU

Unsurfaced, fenced land

0.0200

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

LOG

Rough surfaced, unfenced land

0.0120

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

LOH

Hard Surfaced, unfenced land

0.0150

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

LOK

Locker room

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

LOU

Unsurfaced, unfenced land

0.0100

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

MSR

Mess/Staff room

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

NUR

Nursery

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

OFF

Office

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

OFO

Office

0.9000

0.9000

0.8100

0.7200

0.9000

0.4500

0.6750

0.6300

0.5400

0.5400

OWK

Works office

0.9000

0.9000

0.8100

0.7200

0.9000

0.4500

0.6750

0.6300

0.5400

0.5400

PFF

First floor production area

0.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

PKN

Portable Building

0.5000

0.5000

0.4500

0.4000

0.5000

0.5000

0.5000

0.3500

0.3000

0.3000

PLT

Plant room

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

PRD

Production Area

0.7000

0.7000

0.6300

0.5600

0.7000

0.3500

0.5250

0.4900

0.4200

0.4200

RAO

Retail Area

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

REC

Reception / Entrance

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

RES

Restaurant

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

SFF

First floor sales

0.0000

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SGY

Surgery

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

SHD

Shed

0.1000

0.1000

0.0900

0.0800

0.1000

0.0500

0.0750

0.0700

0.0600

0.0600

SLG

Lower Ground Floor sales

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SOV

Ground Floor Sales

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

SPU

Store

0.7000

0.7000

0.6300

0.5600

0.7000

0.3500

0.5250

0.4900

0.4200

0.4200

SRM

Showroom

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

STR

Strongroom

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

SZA

Retail Zone A

1.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SZB

Retail Zone B

0.5000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SZC

Retail Zone C

0.2500

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SZD

Retail Zone D

0.1250

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SZE

Retail Zone E

0.1250

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SZF

Retail Zone F

0.1250

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

SZR

Remaining Retail Zone

0.1250

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

WCE

Public toilets

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

WCS

Staff toilets

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

WHS

Warehouse

0.5000

0.5000

0.4500

0.4000

0.5000

0.2500

0.3750

0.3500

0.3000

0.3000

WKS

Workshop

0.5000

0.5000

0.4500

0.4000

0.5000

0.2500

0.3750

0.3500

0.3000

0.3000

XNC

Unclassified area

1.0000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

1.0000

0.5000

0.7500

0.7000

0.6000

0.6000

Adjustment Codes

Code

Description

+

-

AC4

Air Cond Partial

1.0556

0.9500

AIR

Air Conditioning

1.1111

0.9000

FPT

Fire Protection

1.0500

1.0000

HTG

Heating

1.0000

0.9500

RFL

Raised Floor

1.0526

0.9500

Other adjustments may apply to individual properties to reflect their character or specific advantages or disadvantages.

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