The Valuation Office is currently assembling property market information and will shortly circulate "Proposed Valuation Certificates" for each rateable value in the Dublin City Council area, as part of the countrywide revaluation.
This document needs careful consideration and you may ignore it at your peril!
If the Certificate value is not challenged within 28 days it is likely to be included in the Certificate of Valuation and the new rateable value Register, for calculating bills in the future.
There are further opportunities to appeal, but it is more costly and difficult to successfully pursue.
It is important to seek a skilled Rating Assessment practitioner's advice immediately on receiving the "Proposed Valuation Certificate".
Whilst it is not a requirement to have a professional adviser make representations or to lodge an appeal, it is a complex process requiring property market and law knowledge with the technical application of the relevant valuation method to maximise the merits.
There are the deadlines to meet and the onus is on the ratepayer to ensure a valid appeal.
In many cases the cost of querying the initial assessment can be very little or in many cases be 'self financing' which could save your business considerably in the years ahead!
