Question follow-through · 51390

Housing: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how does the Valuation Office Agency determine the area size of a dwelling in (a) England and (b) Wales; and how does it determine the size of a non-standard plot.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how does the Valuation Office Agency determine the area size of a dwelling in (a) England and (b) Wales; and how does it determine the size of a non-standard plot.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. member to the following answer UIN 48452, tabled on 28 April 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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