The new rateable values came into force on Saturday 1 April 2017.  Revaluation Notices showing the new rateable value for your property were issued to the proprietor, tenant and occupier of each non-domestic property during the week beginning 13 March.  The local councils will use the rateable value to work out what non-domestic rates charge […]

Revaluation valuation rolls are ‘made up’ today with the new rateable values effective from 1st April 2017.  The description ‘made up’ is a legal term that means that we have finalised the rateable values that will be passed to the local councils in order that they may issue rates bills for 2017/18 as appropriate.  A […]

We are now at an advanced stage in carrying out the revaluation of 25,000 non-domestic properties in the Grampian area. The last Revaluation was in 2010 and the Revaluation due in 2015 was postponed to 2017 by the Scottish Government and, for England & Wales, the UK Government.  Revaluation results in the production of a […]

We have revised our electoral registers to include the latest registrations added during the 2016 canvass.  The revised registers also reflect the changes made to local government wards that were announced on 30 September 2016 and apply for all elections held on/after 4 May 2017. If you have not yet completed and returned your household […]

Please remember to respond to your household enquiry form. You can respond online, by phone, text or post. More than 35,000 households have responded online already.  Our target is to for 70,000 households to use the online service. If you have not already responded, help us reach this target and respond online today.

Canvass forms will be delivered to addresses in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray this week.  They help us keep the electoral register up to date by asking each household to confirm who is living at their address. Save time and public money by responding online.  Online responses save 70% on our administration costs.   Also, if  you […]

We are working hard to revalue the 25,000 non-domestic properties in Grampian for the next national revaluation that takes effect in Scotland, England and Wales on 1 April 2017.  If you have received a questionnaire from us seeking information on rents, costs or other information related to properties, please ensure you return it to us […]

The deadline for updating your registration details ahead of the referendum that will take place on 23 June has now passed.  If you have just moved house you may still be registered to vote relative to your former address and therefore be able to cast your vote at your former polling station. If your former […]

Minister for Cabinet Office, Matt Hancock,  has announced this afternoon – ‘Following discussions with the Electoral Commission and strong cross-party support expressed in the House of Commons, we will introduce secondary legislation to extend the deadline for voter registration until midnight tomorrow.’ ‘Having taken the decision today, we think it is right to extend to […]

If you were registered to vote in time for the Scottish Parliament elections that took place on 5 May, you will stay registered until your circumstances change.  You do not have to re-register to take part in the EU referendum. If you have not got round to registering to vote, or your circumstances have changed, […]