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Business Rates

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99863

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency's publication, VOA rating list downloads, whether the Unique Address Reference Number matches individual hereditaments on the 2026 draft non-domestic rating list with th

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

All properties in the rating list are assigned a Unique Address Reference Number (UARN). The UARN for each property is the same between both lists and will continue into the compiled list, due to come into effect on 1 April 2026.

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