Insight – October 2025

The October 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 welcomes the new National President of the IRRV for 2025-26, Allan Clark, and provide a glimpse into his career and hopes for his presidential year.

IRRV also focuses on several key issues for the profession, including local government, local taxation revenues, welfare and benefits, collection, enforcement, rating, and valuation.

  • It’s all change at MHCLG and DWP, who’s moved in and out, covered in News, People and Events
  • Local Government Reorganisation provides a candid look at the realities behind transformation and the opportunities it brings
  • Credit Notes considers where the Government’s benefits agenda is heading
  • Valuation Matters provides Insight’s monthly valuation briefing. We also cover an opinion on Rates mitigation from a Council perspective and include an update on the latest issues and what’s changed in the last year when it comes to Avoidance
  • Gordon Heath in Rating Matters provides a reminder on the calculation of interest on prior year overpayments following a reduction in Rateable Value
  • Technology considers the future of retail and the implications for Local Authorities
  • How will fair funding changes affect local government is the topic under consideration in Viewpoint