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GnVGodlike

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Lizaleanrob wrote:

GnV wrote:

I'm convinced they make it up as they go along!

If you were to question them more deeply, they undoubtedly would argue that they only thought you had access to 10 when you were renting but now you own the whole site, it's the whole 30 now.

If you press them even harder saying the number hasn't changed since you were renting, they'll probably send you a supplementary bill for the other 20 spaces they undercharged for, for however many years they actually undercharged you.

nope we did get a reduction gnv

not without a fight though

Good for you!! They haven't sent the Valuation Officer in yet then

They did with us; they acknowledged that we had overpaid then sent the VO in to redefine the RV and guess what.. the increase in the RV just about covered the overpayment.

Crafty eh?

LizaleanrobGodlike

Joined:: 27 Mar 2007
Posts:: 1857
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GnV wrote:

Lizaleanrob wrote:

GnV wrote:

I'm convinced they make it up as they go along!

If you were to question them more deeply, they undoubtedly would argue that they only thought you had access to 10 when you were renting but now you own the whole site, it's the whole 30 now.

If you press them even harder saying the number hasn't changed since you were renting, they'll probably send you a supplementary bill for the other 20 spaces they undercharged for, for however many years they actually undercharged you.

nope we did get a reduction gnv

not without a fight though

Good for you!! They haven't sent the Valuation Officer in yet then

They did with us; they acknowledged that we had overpaid then sent the VO in to redefine the RV and guess what.. the increase in the RV just about covered the overpayment.

Crafty eh?

that's the local council for you

there to serve the people who pays the taxes

mind you when the vo visits its your responsibility to make sure he doesn't value area's where business can not be conducted

door openings, toilets, stairs ,
point out things like the facts like its not situated on a main road etc

its all minor things but i think ours added up to nearly £1500 a year in reductions on our last property

and they do hate a smart arse

flower411Godlike

Joined:: 18 Dec 2005
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Location:: here and there

Lizaleanrob wrote:

GnV wrote:

Lizaleanrob wrote:

GnV wrote:

I'm convinced they make it up as they go along!

If you were to question them more deeply, they undoubtedly would argue that they only thought you had access to 10 when you were renting but now you own the whole site, it's the whole 30 now.

If you press them even harder saying the number hasn't changed since you were renting, they'll probably send you a supplementary bill for the other 20 spaces they undercharged for, for however many years they actually undercharged you.

nope we did get a reduction gnv

not without a fight though

Good for you!! They haven't sent the Valuation Officer in yet then

They did with us; they acknowledged that we had overpaid then sent the VO in to redefine the RV and guess what.. the increase in the RV just about covered the overpayment.

Crafty eh?

that's the local council for you there to serve the people who pays the taxes

mind you when the vo visits its your responsibility to make sure he doesn't value area's where business can not be conducted

door openings, toilets, stairs ,
point out things like the facts like its not situated on a main road etc

its all minor things but i think ours added up to nearly £1500 a year in reductions on our last property

and they do hate a smart arse

Nope ... The Valuation Office is not under local authority control.

GnVGodlike

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flower411 wrote:

snip...

Nope ... The Valuation Office is not under local authority control.

Correct flower, its an agency of HMRC as I recall.

PlimboySuper human rambling

Joined:: 1 Nov 2009
Posts:: 675
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GnV wrote:

flower411 wrote:

snip...

Nope ... The Valuation Office is not under local authority control.

Correct flower, its an agency of HMRC as I recall.

Well that may be so, but they are all "authorities" in the general sense of the word who are working broardly to the same ends.

Plim

GnVGodlike

Joined:: 13 Dec 2005
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Plimboy wrote:

GnV wrote:

flower411 wrote:

snip...

Nope ... The Valuation Office is not under local authority control.

Correct flower, its an agency of HMRC as I recall.

Well that may be so, but they are all "authorities" in the general sense of the word who are working broardly to the same ends.

Plim

Semantically Plims, you are also correct as the Agency of HMRC, vis-a-vis the VO, operates at a local level usually within the boundaries of a LA/Governmental statutory body (a County Council, for example).

But your overriding principal is also correct.. they are out to screw you for as much as they can get!

awaymanGodlike

Joined:: 24 Sep 2003
Posts:: 1125
Location:: northumberland

In case anyone wants some facts as opposed to the usual press rubbish have a look here at the FAQS about Nottingham's scheme

http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2566

Bluefish2009Godlike

Joined:: 20 Jun 2009
Posts:: 3944
Location:: Dorset

Looks like a tax on jobs to me under the Guise of saving the planet

Cant help being sceptical

LizaleanrobGodlike

Joined:: 27 Mar 2007
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Bluefish2009 wrote:

Looks like a tax on jobs to me under the Guise of saving the planet

Cant help being sceptical

there will be a loop hole blue

kentswingers777Godlike

Joined:: 14 Dec 2005
Posts:: 8462
Location:: -

awayman wrote:

In case anyone wants some facts as opposed to the usual press rubbish have a look here at the FAQS about Nottingham's scheme

http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2566

Cheers Google.

flower411Godlike

Joined:: 18 Dec 2005
Posts:: 6810
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GnV wrote:

flower411 wrote:

snip...

Nope ... The Valuation Office is not under local authority control.

Correct flower, its an agency of HMRC as I recall.

OI !! Of course I`m correct !! And I didn`t even have ta google

awaymanGodlike

Joined:: 24 Sep 2003
Posts:: 1125
Location:: northumberland

kentswingers777 wrote:

awayman wrote:

In case anyone wants some facts as opposed to the usual press rubbish have a look here at the FAQS about Nottingham's scheme

http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2566

Cheers Google.

You should try it Ken. It's this amazing programme that lets people with intelligence who know how to frame a question find the information they require.

Bluefish2009Godlike

Joined:: 20 Jun 2009
Posts:: 3944
Location:: Dorset

awayman wrote:

kentswingers777 wrote:

awayman wrote:

In case anyone wants some facts as opposed to the usual press rubbish have a look here at the FAQS about Nottingham's scheme

http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2566

Cheers Google.

You should try it Ken. It's this amazing programme that lets people with intelligence who know how to frame a question find the information they require.

Thats me stuffed then

LizaleanrobGodlike

Joined:: 27 Mar 2007
Posts:: 1857
Location:: somewhere between
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Bluefish2009 wrote:

awayman wrote:

kentswingers777 wrote:

awayman wrote:

In case anyone wants some facts as opposed to the usual press rubbish have a look here at the FAQS about Nottingham's scheme

http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2566

Cheers Google.

You should try it Ken. It's this amazing programme that lets people with intelligence who know how to frame a question find the information they require.

Thats me stuffed then

me too blue shall we go for a beer and talk tits in things

Bluefish2009Godlike

Joined:: 20 Jun 2009
Posts:: 3944
Location:: Dorset

Lizaleanrob wrote:

Bluefish2009 wrote:

awayman wrote:

kentswingers777 wrote:

awayman wrote:

In case anyone wants some facts as opposed to the usual press rubbish have a look here at the FAQS about Nottingham's scheme

http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2566

Cheers Google.

You should try it Ken. It's this amazing programme that lets people with intelligence who know how to frame a question find the information they require.

Thats me stuffed then

me too blue shall we go for a beer and talk tits in things

Oh yes, I majored in both old chap

LizaleanrobGodlike

Joined:: 27 Mar 2007
Posts:: 1857
Location:: somewhere between
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clever work by another council i thinks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11138737

Bluefish2009Godlike

Joined:: 20 Jun 2009
Posts:: 3944
Location:: Dorset

Lizaleanrob wrote:

clever work by another council i thinks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11138737

Spot on, what a great advert for them

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