Updates: Rating Manual section 7: litigation

2024

13 March 2024

Part 2: Valuation Tribunals - Wales

The content has been updated after a review.

7 February 2024

Part 2: Valuation Tribunals - England

We have corrected a formatting error and amended the paragraph numbers.
We have also added section 2.7 'Without Prejudice Offers'

We have added section 14.1 and expanded content in section 15 to include evidence and argument.

2023

15 December 2023

Part 3: appeals to the upper tribunal

The content has been reviewed and updated.

5 May 2023

Part 7: subpoena or witness summons

All the content in Rating Manual section 7: part 7 has been updated.

2022

2 August 2022

Part 2B: Remote Hearings – England and Wales

Part 2B: Remote Hearings – England and Wales added.

Part 2: Appendix 1 - Presenting your case to the VT

The content within Rating Manuals section 7 - Part 2: Appendix 1 - Presenting your case to the VT was updated.

4 April 2022

Part 1: advocate and expert witness roles

All the content in Rating Manual section 7 - part 1 has been updated

Part 2: Valuation Tribunals - England

All the content in Rating Manual section 7 part 2 has been updated.

Part 2: Valuation Tribunals - Wales

all content has been updated in Rating Manual section 7: Part 2 - Valuation Tribunals - Wales

Part 2: appendices

All the content in Rating Manual section 7: part 2 - appendices has been updated.

Part 3: appeals to the upper tribunal

All content in Rating Manual section 7 - part 3 has been updated.

Part 4: arbitration of rating appeals

All the content in Rating Manual section 7 - part 4 has been updated.

Part 5: disposal of appeals by written representation at Valuation Tribunal

Rating Manual section 7 part 5 has been added.

Part 6: judicial review In the Valuation Office Agency

Rating Manual section 7 - part 6 has been added.

Part 7: subpoena or witness summons

Rating Manual Section 7 Part 7: Subpoena or Witness Summons added.

2021

19 January 2021

Part 4: Check Challenge Appeal

Changes to this page include: updates to the 'Former Interested Person' section within part A. Rewrite of 4.1 within part C. (n) addition to 4.15 within part C. Rewrite of 4.19 within part C. Majority of 5.2 within part C rewritten with the addition of 'Conditional proposals' at the end of 5.2. Rewrite of 6.7 and additions to the end of 6.15 and 6.16 all within part C. Amendments to 1.8 and 2.2 within part D. What used to be 2.3 in Part D has now moved down and changed to 2.4. Rewrite of 2.5 within part D, additions to the end of 2.6 and 2.9 added.

2020

5 August 2020

Part 4: Check Challenge Appeal

New section added.

2018

24 August 2018

Part 2: appendices

Appendix 13 added: joint application for a consent order under regulation 35

2017

5 May 2017

Part 1: proposals to alter the rating list

New section added.

Part 1: appendices

New section added.

Part 2: settling proposals without a VT decision - England

New section added.

Part 2: settling proposals without a VT decision - Wales

New section added.

Part 2: appendices

New section added.

Part 3: programming policy

New section added.