Rating valuation objection period extended

The period for people to object to their 2014 rating valuation has been extended until 5pm Tuesday 23 December 2014.

Acting CFO Kevin Ramsay says website issues have meant some people had difficulty accessing new values online when they were made available on Monday 10 November 2014.

“Early in the week we had unprecedented demand on our website, which meant there was intermittent service for users trying to access new values.”
“We were able to help many people over the phone to find out their value and we are still encouraging people to call 0508 000 021 for assistance”.

By now most property owners should have received their new values in the mail.

Council property valuations – key facts

Valuations, which are completed every three years, will be used to help determine the share of rates for each property for year beginning 1 July 2015, but have no impact on the amount of rates council collects overall.

This year’s property revaluation showed an average capital value increase of 29 per cent since 2011.

The average residential capital value increase was 34.8 per cent.

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