The 21st National Rating Day
The National Rating Day has come of age – 21 years in the making. Yet it has been a must attend event for much of its adolescent existence and has consistently been the largest rating event in the calendar. The 2021 event will continue to look at the here and now, policy and reform; and best and effective practice. Whilst the pushback against COVID is promising, once again we are unable to meet in person and so for the second year, we will be running this conference virtually, by hosting two, 90 minutes sessions.
| Start Date | Venue | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2021 | 2 Virtual Seminars |
Note: All prices are to be paid in GBP and are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate
The 21st National Rating Day, will be taking place on the following dates:
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Last year, the National Rating Day took place under the
shadow of COVID. As we move from that
world to a new reality, we do so in a new shadow, that of the fundamental
review of the rating system. Little can be said on the Review until its published
(and we will bring you a dedicated event for that), but there is much for the
2021 Rating Day to focus upon:
- Rating became a valuable means to provide financial support for a great number of businesses during the COVID crisis. Even now, circa 50% of the taxable base receive a business rate holiday. Some ratepayers may be able to claim a Material Change of Circumstances, others may not. Where do your clients fall?
- What are the building blocks for Reval 2023 and its AVD?
- What is the change with transition and multipliers?
- Mitigation and empty rates
- All change in VT hearings
- The decisions from the Valuation Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal
Speakers
- Josh Myerson FRICS Dip.Rating IRRV (Hons), Partner and Head of Rating, Montagu Evans LLP; Previous Past President, The Rating Surveyors' Association
- John Berry MRICS, Director for Property Professional Services, Chief Valuer Group, Valuation Office Agency
- Tim Johnson BSc (Hons) MRICS, Senior Director, CBRE; Immediate Past President, The Rating Surveyors' Association
- Jon Bestow IRRV (Hons), Registrar & Chief Clerk, Valuation Tribunal for England
- Donald Scannell, Registrar, The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)
- Dan Kolinsky KC, Barrister, Landmark Chambers
- Austin Marshall Dip Surv MRICS IRRV (Hons), Surveyor, Conneely Tribe
- Helen Zammit-Willson OBE MRICS Dip.Rating IRRV (Hons), Director - National Valuation Unit, Valuation Office Agency
- Michael Pearce, Head of Litigation & Technical Policy, Property Professional Services, Chief Valuer Group, Valuation Office Agency
- Blake Penfold BSc FRICS MCIArb, Business Rates Consultant, Blake Penfold Consultancy
- Roger Cohen, Senior Counsel, BCLP.
- Alistair Townsend FIRRV CMgr MCMI, Principal, Alistair Townsend, Consultant, Wilks Head & Eve, President of the IRRV
- Victoria Boateng, Senior Director - Property Tax Group, CBRE Ltd
Programme
SESSION 1 - TUESDAY 8 JUNE
Welcome & Introduction from the Conference Chair - Josh Myerson
Building Blocks for Reval 2023 - John Berry and Tim Johnson
- VOA progress to date
- What is the task ahead?
- Timelines and key milestones
- Establishing values at AVD - evidence at the AVD and the VOA's approach
- Interaction between material day and AVD
Remote Hearings: Here to stay? - Jon Bestow and Donald Scannell
- Commentary from the Valuation Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
- On-line hearings - what has worked and what
hasn't?
- Hearings in a post COVID environment
- Submitting evidence at the VTE - what is expected from participants prior and at a hearing
- Expectations from the Upper Tribunal
Panel Discussion with Question and Answers - Jon Bestow, Donald Scannell, Dan Kolinsky QC and Austin Marshall
Case Law Update - Dan Kolinsky QC
SESSION 2 - THURSDAY 17 JUNE
Welcome & Introduction from the Conference Chair - Tim Johnson
2017 List Material Change of Circumstances and Covid - Helen Zammit-Willson and Michael Pearce
- What does the Bill say?
- “no account is to be taken of any matter (whether arising before or after the passing of this Act) that is directly or indirectly attributable to coronavirus” except for specified circumstances.” Does that mean all COVID MCCs are holed below the waterline?
- Revoking the current SI – what will that mean?
- The conflict between the 2017 and 2023 Lists
Liabilities - Blake Penfold
- The annual budget statements from March 2021
- Rate holidays
- Multipliers and Transition
Mitigation of Empty Rates - Roger Cohen, Alistair Townsend and Victoria Boateng
- Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd and others (Respondents) v Rossendale Borough Council has been handed down
- Other key court decisions
- How will this now dictate mitigation strategies deployed by ratepayers and their advisors?