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Scottish Parliament Election 2026
Further details on registration and absent voting in relation to the Scottish Parliament Election 2026 is available on our SPE2026 page.
KEY DEADLINES FOR THIS ELECTION
🔹Apply to register to vote – midnight on Monday 20 April 2026
🔹Apply to vote by post – 5pm on Tuesday 21 April 2026
🔹Apply to vote by proxy – 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026
Careers with DABVJB
DABVJB will be attending the Glasgow Jobs Fair at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 13 March from 10am – 1pm.
Our team will be there to talk about the work we do and the career opportunities available.
At our stand you can learn about:
🔹 The work we do valuing properties for Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates
🔹 The variety of analytical, technical and professional skills used in the role
🔹 Entry routes into the profession, including trainee and development opportunities
Whether you're a school leaver, student, graduate, chartered surveyor or considering a career change, we’d be delighted to speak with you.
UK Parliament Postal Vote Cancellations
The ERO wrote to around 40,000 electors during 2025 where their UK Postal Voting arrangement was due to expire. Those who wished to retain their Postal Vote were invited to reapply. Around 16,000 voters have not reapplied, and their Postal Vote arrangement for UK Parliamentary Elections have now been cancelled. Emails were sent on 2 February 2026 to those affected, and where no email address is held, a letter will be sent week commencing 9 February 2026.
2024/25 Self Catering Evidence Checks
The 2024/25 Audit of Self-Catering properties on the Valuation Roll has now begun. Requests for evidence will be sent out on 3 February 2026, with responses required by 31 March 2026.
Further information is available on our Self Catering pages.
Festive Closure
Our offices be closed from 16:45 on Wednesday 24th December, and will reopen at 08:45 on Monday 5th January 2026.
Notice of Meeting of Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Joint Board will take place as follows:
Friday 28 November 2025 at 11.00a.m., to be held as a hybrid meeting in Ballantines Meeting Room, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1QL or MS Teams
Request Joining Details via [email protected]
Self Catering Accommodation – 2023/24
The Scottish Government have opened a new window for the provision of evidence in relation to the financial year 2023/24. This window, by law, will close for the final time on 6 December 2025.
The window allows for new evidence to be submitted, or for a request to be made for existing evidence to be reconsidered.
Further details are available via the link below.
DABVJB Accounts 2024/25 – Pre-Audit Inspection
Notice is hereby given, under section 195 (public notices) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 Regulation 9, that copies of the unaudited accounts of DUNBARTONSHIRE AND ARGYLL & BUTE VALUATION JOINT BOARD for the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, will be available for public inspection on the VJBs website from 28/06/2025.
Annual Electoral Canvass 2025
Every year we conduct an annual canvass of all properties with Argyll & Bute, East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire Council areas. We will contact you, and depending on your particular circumstances, you may require to respond and update your registration status. This will take place during the period from 14 July to 30 November 2025.
More information is available on our Electoral Canvass page.
Notice of Meeting of Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Joint Board will take place as follows:
Friday 20 June 2025 at 11.00a.m., to be held as an online meeting.
Request Joining Details via [email protected]
