News & Views - 2017
The latest news, events and insights in the Wales property world
New ruling on valuation of museums opens door to challenge rating assessments
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has recently published its decision in the case of Hughes (VO) V York Museum and Gallery Trust. The case related to the rating assessments of…
‘Tortuous system’ designed to reduce appeals
Businesses, leading rating practitioners and the Rating Surveyors Association (RSA) are mounting a vociferous campaign against the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA) portal, a new system introduced…
First new tax in Wales for 800 years
Wales’s first new tax in 800 years, the Land Transaction Tax (LTT) and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act will come into force on 1st April 2018. It will replace…
Scout Group to stay in Llandaff North after fundraising triumph
A Cardiff-based Scout group that faced losing its home will now be able to stay put after raising enough money to buy the site it has occupied for 40 years.…
Landlord & (David) Tennant
With such diversity in scenery and terrain, Wales has always been a popular venue for the film and television industry, but demand has increased significantly over the past decade. This…
Unprofessional Rating firms targeted by new Code of Practice
Professional rating consultants have become increasingly concerned about the practices of some unscrupulous firms offering rating services. These firms target occupiers with misleading and exaggerated promises to secure reductions in…