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Council Tax: Valuation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 107997

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency uses Value Significant Codes for council tax valuations, and whether it is planning to collect new Codes, for (a) England or (b) Wales.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The Valuation Office Agency uses Value Significant Codes for council tax valuations to indicate specific features that are likely to affect the value of a property either positively or negatively.

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