Scottish Assessors

Consultation – Review of Building Cost Information form

The Scottish Assessors’ Association is conducting a review of its return of building cost information form.
To take part in the consultation, please consider the form and take the time to submit answers to the following questions no later than the consultation closing date on 20 January 2020. Responses may be made by post to: Assessor for Fife Council, Bankhead Central 2, Bankhead Park, Glenrothes, Fife, FY7 6GH or by email to Fife.Assessor@fife.gov.uk .

Consultation documents

Consultation – Review of Return of Rental Information forms

The Scottish Assessors’ Association is conducting a review of its online and paper return of rental information forms in preparation for the 2022 general revaluation.
To take part in the consultation, please consider the documents accessed via the link below and take the time to submit answers to the questions no later than the consultation closing date on 29th November 2019. Responses may be made by post to: Assessor for Fife Council, Bankhead Central 2, Bankhead Park, Glenrothes, Fife, FY7 6GH or by email to Fife.Assessor@fife.gov.uk

Consultation documents

New Practice Notes published

Practice Notes for Fixed Line Telecommunications Networks and Rural Broadband Subjects are now available online. A technical update has been made to the Hospitals and Health Centres & Primary Care Centres Practice Notes. Updated versions are available on this website.

Licensed premises practice note

The licensed premises practice note has been updated following the provision of additional information from the licensed trade. This is a technical update that may alter the analysis of rental information and corresponding valuations where an appeal is in place.

The updated PN is available here

New website for Valuation Appeal Committee decisions

The Scottish Valuation Appeal Committee Forum has launched a new website https://scotvac.org
This website provides VAC contact details and links to hearing lists. VACs will also publish valuation appeal decisions on this website.

Scottish Valuation Appeal Committees website

Barclay Review Action Plan update

The action plan first published on 29 September 2017 has been updated with the progress that has been achieved by Assessors towards implementation of improvements to the rating system highlighted by the Barclay Review Group’s recommendation 12.

Barclay Report Recommendation 12 – SAA Action Plan