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Offices: Business Rates

Asked by Christine JardineLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114046

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Valuation Office Agency’s reclassification of flexible office spaces as single properties on (a) the level of business rates and (b) small busin

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) does not operate in Scotland, so whether the reclassification will apply in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government.

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