‘Right first time’ may be wrong every time

Value for money? The VOA chief executive Andrew Hudson defended the principle of ‘right first time’

Property valuation is a matter of opinion, not simple calculation. The VOA is revaluing 1.74 million properties: no matter how much manpower is thrown at this problem, no organisation could get this many valuations right first time.

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