Question follow-through · 95069
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the valuation of the high value council tax surcharge will be undertaken through the use of the Valuation Office Agency’s Automated Valuation Model; and what is the frequency by which the valuations will be
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 5 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the valuation of the high value council tax surcharge will be undertaken through the use of the Valuation Office Agency’s Automated Valuation Model; and what is the frequency by which the valuations will be
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Valuation Office Agency are developing their approach to the targeted revaluation and will set out more details in due course, following the outcome of the Government's consultation.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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