VENT: Valuation Office Agency

Lifeisbutadream

We have a workshop for our business, which we pay business rates on, but it is not a proper 'address' - it is a shed.

The Valuation Office Agency is continually writing to us at this address, even though I have spoken to the several times and told them that it is only by chance that I will get some of the mail, as we do not occupy the shed, we store things in it! there is no post box and the postman just posts it through someone close by's box.

One of the letters gave me 56 days to respond - I only just managed that as I only just got the letter in time!

Anyway I have written them a letter today - I am really annoyed about having to do so though!

maninthestreet

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

We have a workshop for our business, which we pay business rates on, but it is not a proper 'address' - it is a shed.

The Valuation Office Agency is continually writing to us at this address, even though I have spoken to the several times and told them that it is only by chance that I will get some of the mail, as we do not occupy the shed, we store things in it! there is no post box and the postman just posts it through someone close by's box.

One of the letters gave me 56 days to respond - I only just managed that as I only just got the letter in time!

Anyway I have written them a letter today - I am really annoyed about having to do so though!

Have you supplied them with an alternative address for correspondence?
Have you considered using the Royal Mail Redirection service?

Lifeisbutadream

maninthestreet wrote: »

Have you supplied them with an alternative address for correspondence?
Have you considered using the Royal Mail Redirection service?

Yes I have supplied them with our home address several times by phone and by letter.

If I use the mail redirection service them I will have to pay. Nobody else writes to us there - it is a shed with no letterbox. I think it is expensive enough having to pay not only rent for the shed, but business tax as well (which is almost as much as the rent!) without paying for redirection as well when they seem to be the only ones who cant get it right...

gannite

I used the valuation office agency tool to check my council tax banding, it did not find a record for my house. any one have any idea how i can check my banding now.

voiceofreason

gannite wrote: »

I used the valuation office agency tool to check my council tax banding, it did not find a record for my house. any one have any idea how i can check my banding now.

Does that mean you don't have to pay council tax?

Storck

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

Yes I have supplied them with our home address several times by phone and by letter.

If I use the mail redirection service them I will have to pay. Nobody else writes to us there - it is a shed with no letterbox. I think it is expensive enough having to pay not only rent for the shed, but business tax as well (which is almost as much as the rent!) without paying for redirection as well when they seem to be the only ones who cant get it right...

Rather than use the redirection service for ever wouldn't it be easier just to fix a lockable postbox to the shed, or put a letterbox in the door. I didn't think the VOA would redirect the post, I tried that when I ran a pub for a M&B and they told me it wasn't possible even though I didn't own the business they said it had to be delivered to the business address.