What we do
Lothian Valuation Joint Board is a Public Body established in 1996 to provide valuation services to four councils :- City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian and Midlothian.
The Board is responsible for compiling and maintaining two documents:-
- A Valuation Roll for every non-domestic property situated within the Authority. Non domestic rates are calculated and charged from the information contained in the Valuation Roll.
- A Council Tax Valuation List which includes an entry for every Dwelling(house), and this information forms the basis of the calculation for Council Tax Liability.
Together the Valuation Roll and the Council Tax Valuation List contain an entry for every property within the Authority. Assessors have traditionally also been appointed as Electoral Registration Officers as their detailed knowledge of each property enables them to identify where potential electors are living.
About this website
This site provides information on the operations of the Joint Board. To access this information, click on the appropriate function on the navigation bar on the left of each page. To find information quickly, click on the site map button at the bottom of the page.
Links to Local Government and other relevant sites can be accessed via the Contact Details section, which also provides telephone and other details of the Joint Board should you need more information.