On Demand

The Non Domestic Rating Bill Update

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from the selected topic. They discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes

Recorded: 16/10/2023

Business Rates Avoidance and Evasion

This event runs as an informal discussion with a small panel of leading and informed practitioners extracting the nuances from the selected topic. They discuss practical issues that arise, with participants in the meeting being encouraged to listen, join in, ask questions and share comments.

Module Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes

Recorded: 21/09/2023

The Science of Rating Valuation

The 29th Annual Conference will examine the current issues, facing the modern rating practitioner. The 2023 Conference of the Rating Diploma Holders' Section of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, is open to both members and non-members alike. 

Module Duration: 5 hours 34 minutes

Recorded: 14/09/2023

The National Rating Day is a major fixture in the Rating calendar. It is the largest gathering of rating practitioners year on year; and is a must attend event if you work within the profession. This recording looks at the here and now, policy and reform and best and effective practice. Speakers represent the private sector, the Valuation Office Agency and the Valuation Tribunal Service.

Module Duration: 6 hours 1 minutes

Date Recorded: 08/06/2023

Applying Case Law to Practice

Best rating practice cannot be achieved without understanding case law. This module enabled leading lawyers and rating advisors, along with senior VOA contributors to come together to review key cases in the context of current practice. The event was chaired by, Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke. Together they reviewed important and topical cases and explore the nuances of what is best and effective practice in the light of these decisions.

Module Duration: 4 hours 17 minutes

Date Recorded: 22/03/2023

Draft List Outcomes, Market Commentary, Reliefs, UBR and Dealing with the End of the 2017 List

The revaluation will take effect on 1 April 2023. It’s a frenetic time when rating advisors need to advise their clients of their new business rate liabilities. Key aspects to provide such assessments include rateable value, the multiplier, transitional arrangements, and reliefs. This event will look at the outcomes from the 2023 revaluation and the wider package of measures that will take effect on 1st April 2023. How did properties get the value that appears in the Draft List? Hear from the Chief Valuer and his market experts at the VOA and hear from DLUHC on the wider package of measures that will take effect on 1st April 2023.

Module Duration: 1 hours 57 minutes

Recorded: 19/01/2023