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Term |
Explanation |
| Property address |
The physical address of
the property. |
| Legal description |
Information provided by
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). Usually formed by the lot number and
deposit plan (DP) number.
This assists in specifically identifying a
particular block of land and its location in Auckland City. |
| Property owners |
Entities that own the
property. This is not necessarily the ratepayer. Can be a
person, company trust or other entity. |
| Land area |
The land area of the
property. Note this is not the floor area and will include any 'share' of
land. |
| Assessment number |
A number that
identifies a property - helps to ensure payments are correctly credited to
the right account. |
| CT,
Certificate of
Title number or Title reference |
Legal document that
defines and records ownership. Land
Information New Zealand (LINZ) holds the title documents. |
| Valuation number |
A unique number
assigned to each property by the Valuation department. |
| Capital value |
Is an assessment of the
probable price that would have been paid, including land
and buildings, for the property if it had been sold on 1 July 2005,
updated to reflect changes in properties up to 30 June 2005.
It is not the market value for a property.
The capital value does
not include chattels which will need to be added on when estimating an appropriate sale price.
See Valuations
for more information on the 2005 general revaluation. |
| Value of improvements |
This figure
is the difference between the capital value and the land value. It
represents the added value given to the land by any buildings or other
structures, and any landscaping.
The value of improvements does not equal
the actual cost of those buildings, structures and landscaping. |
| Land value |
The
assessment of the probable price that would have been paid for the bare
land as at 1 July 2005. It includes development work such as drainage,
retaining walls and levelling, but disregards any buildings or other
improvements to a property. |
| Rateable value |
The rateable or annual value is a value used for rating
purposes only. See
Your rates for 2008/2009 for more information. |
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General rate category |
Ratepayer groups or categories in Auckland City are based on land use. For
more information about rate categories refer to
Your rates for 2008/2009. |
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General rate rateability |
Properties that are fully rateable or 50 per cent rateable will be liable for the
general rate. Non-rateable properties will not be charged. Refer to
Your rates for 2008/2009 for information. |
|
Rating factor |
The rating factor is the rateable or annual value, a value used for rating
purposes only. |
|
Mainstreet targeted rate eligibility |
Businesses pay "mainstreet" rates to fund central design,
heritage conservation, business development and promotional projects to
encourage new businesses, customers and life back to their town centre.
'Eligibility' means that the property is liable for the mainstreet
targeted rate. Refer to
Your rates for 2008/2009 for more information. |
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Mainstreet targeted rate category |
Only non-residential and CBD non-residential properties in mainstreet
areas will be liable for the mainstreet targeted rate. |
|
Mainstreet targeted rate rateability |
Properties that are fully rateable or 50 per cent rateable will be liable for the mainstreet targeted rate. Non-rateable properties will not be charged.
Refer to
Your rates for 2008/2009 for more information about rateability. |
|
Mainstreet targeted rate factor |
The mainstreet targeted rate factor is the rateable or annual value, a
value used for rating purposes only. |
|
Targeted rate for CBD upgrade |
Targeted rate of $55 charged to CBD residential properties to fund development projects in Auckland's
CBD.
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Waste collection targeted rate eligibility |
The targeted rate of $210 for waste collection will be applied to each rating unit in Auckland City with some
exceptions. |
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Waste collection targeted rate factor |
The number of waste collection charges to be applied to the rating unit.
Every rating unit eligible for the waste collection charge will be
charged the $210 targeted rate. Additional waste collection services will
be charged according to the number of services received up to 1 July
2008.
More information on the rating policy for the
targeted rate for waste collection. |
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UAGC eligibility |
A uniform annual general charge (UAGC) of $162 has been adopted for
2008/2009
and will be established within the general rate, to be applied to each
separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit.
In circumstances where two or more neighbouring properties are owned by
the same person or persons and are used jointly as a single unit, the
ratepayer will be liable for only one UAGC (in accordance with section 20
of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002). |
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UAGC rateability |
Only properties that are fully rateable or 50 per cent rateable will incur the UAGC. It is not charged if the property is non-rateable. Refer to
Your rates for 2008/2009 for more information about rateability. |
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UACG factor |
The UAGC factor is the number of
'separately used and inhabited parts' (SUIPs) of a rating unit eligible for the
UAGC.
More information about
SUIPs. |
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Remission |
Auckland City operates rates remission policies to provide assistance in the
form of rates relief to ratepayers who meet specific criteria.
More information on the
rates remission policies.
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Postponement |
Auckland City Council operates a rates postponement scheme, where all or part of a
your rates may be postponed for an agreed period to help you through a
time of genuine hardship.
More information about the
scheme. |
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Number of separately used inhabited parts (SUIPs) |
A 'separately used or inhabited part' is defined as
"any part of a rating unit used or inhabited by the ratepayer, or by any other person having a right to
use or inhabit that part by virtue of a tenancy, lease, licence, or other
agreement".
A 'separately used and inhabited part' or SUIP is the basis by which
Auckland City Council calculates the number of uniform charges for each rating
unit. |
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Property name |
The name of the property if it has one, eg Albert Park Reserve. |
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Outstanding RID objection |
Certain information contained in the Rating
Information Database is open for objection. Until the objection has been
resolved, the information recorded against this property may be subject to
change. More information on the
objection process. |
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