Dartmouth

Chamber of Trade

News

      • For those businesses in Dartmouth adversely affected by the revised rateable values and who wish to challenge them, the Chamber advises the following actions as minimum:

1. Write a letter of complaint to the person responsible for setting the new rate: Tracy Deering , VOA, 190 Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 1EG, 01752 614 108.

2. Copy it to the manager at the Plymouth VOA: Linda Davidson – mentioning that MP Anthony Steen has provided the contact name.

3. Also write to John Reeves, Group Valuation Officer for the South West, again mentioning that Anthony Steen has provided the contact. He is at Valuation Office Agency, Wingate House, 93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5BU; 0207 5061700. Mention that MP Anthony Steen has provided the contact name.

4. Go to the VOA website by clicking here.

where you can view and appeal against (or at least at this stage register your opposition to) the valuation.

5. If you rent your premises, make sure your landlord is aware of the increase and encourage him/her to also take actions 1-4 above.

The Chamber urges you to do this without delay so that the VOA will now soon realise the weight of opposition. Don’t leave it to others. It’s the volume of individual complaints that matters.

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Dartmouth Chamber of Trade,  The Guildhall,  Victoria Road,  Dartmouth,  Devon,  TQ6 9RY