The November issue of Insight, the monthly journal published by the Institute of Revenues, Rating & Valuation, with news and views from the worlds of Revenues, Rating, Valuation and Benefit Administration, is available to IAAO members.
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Inside this edition, IRRV looks to the results of the IRRV Performance Awards 2025 and celebrates the success of those in both the team and excellence categories. IRRV also looks back on a highly successful presidential year 2024-25 in Simon Green’s year in pictures.
- Jim McCafferty, who reports on the changing face of local taxation, revenues and benefits in Scotland and all that was discussed with his conference report from the IRRV Scottish Conference 2025
- In DWP, Clare Elliot reflects on twelve years of collaboration, celebrating the resilience, performance and evolving partnership between the department and local authorities
- Insight to Innovation considers three case studies about Council Tax recovery: turning dead ends into data-driven success
- Credit Notes: In the pipeline, which looks at upcoming benefit pressure points
- ‘Silent night, budget fright: December’s financial surprise’ on why local authorities are struggling to budget without a budget, which is the theme of Viewpoint
- Valuation Matters provides insight into a number of recent tribunal decisions, including a zoning dispute, agricultural exemption and the consideration of FMT for an overtrading riverside pub
- In-house updates covering professional matters for IRRV members, the forum service, associations and comments on a range of topical issues, including a follow-up view on rate mitigation.