The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) provides valuations and property advice to support taxation and benefits to the government and local authorities in England and Wales. It also provides valuation and surveying services to public sector bodies.
The VOA’s work covers these core areas:
- compiling and maintaining lists of Council Tax bands for 26.8 million domestic properties.
- compiling and maintaining lists detailing the rateable value of 2.1 million commercial properties for business rates.
- advising ministers on valuation, property matters and benefits.
- providing independent and impartial valuation and professional property advice across the public sector.
The VOA is an executive agency of HM Revenue & Customs and employs more than 3,800 staff.