questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025, to Question 37217, on Energy: Shops, whether the installation of energy efficiency measures to meet the minimum energy efficiency standards are a positive material change for the purposes of (a) business rate valuations and (b) revaluations.
answerText: In assessing the effect of energy efficient measures, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) must first consider the occupancy. If a shop is owner-occupied, then an Energy Performance Certificate is not required. If the shop is let, the extent and nature of an...
heading: Shops: Business Rates