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Improvements are apparently double that according to my rates valuation breakdown. In Auckland.
It's ridiculous.
I did contact the council about it once (the dispute my valuation option) and got nothing but silence.
That is odd. Valuations are quite subjective at the best of times, and council valuations are done without seeing the property so they are basically made up. But I am very surprised to find an 80s house saying the improvement value is as much as building it again.
You could probably contact the council outside of that process and ask how to get revalued. But I am not sure that the improvement value vs land value is important as rates are normally based on the overall value. And if any of these land value based policies get implemented you might be happy the council has the split wrong 😋
Admittedly, I didn't mind paying rates. The value for money is good and I'd happily pay a bit more too is it means better services and support for those who can't pay.