--- title: "Create a check case" method: POST path: "/my-organisation/check-cases" tags: ["Check Cases"] --- # Create a check case `POST /my-organisation/check-cases` This endpoint allows a user to perform a ‘Check’ on a property owned by their organisation. Once you requested has been accepted there will a slight delay in processing the request (approximately a minute). To confirm your request has completed you can poll Get Singular Check Case. to see if you can move onto the next step. We recommend you don’t poll until a minute after the initial request was submitted. Once you have confirmation your request has been processed you can then move onto uploading your evidence. The ‘Check’ is a review by the IP of the information held by the VOA for their property. The IP confirms the accuracy of the facts on which the rating list entry is based, provides missing factual information and amends property details as necessary. Note that: To perform a ‘Check’ the property must have been claimed by the IP and the claim approved by the VOA. \### Detailed Valuations and the ability to perform a digital Check via APIs There are two distinct types of Valuation currently available via the APIs - Properties with a 'Bulk Class' valuation classified as a Bulk Class (with 2 Survey Units or less) - Properties with a 'Licensed Properties' valuation based on Fair Maintainable Turnover \*\*Bulk Class properties are further broken down into:\*\* - Shops (Bulk Class 'S') - Offices (Bulk Class 'O') - Factories (Bulk Class 'F') - Warehouses (Bulk Class 'W') - Land (Bulk Class 'L') - Miscellaneous Category 3 (Bulk Class 'M') - Garage, Car Showroom and others - Primary descriptions - CG2, CG3, CG4, CM1, CS7 - Primary descriptions - CX with a special category code of 413 - Miscellaneous Category 4 (Bulk Class 'M') - Miscellaneous - Primary descriptions - CH, CH3, CL, CL1, CL2, CR, CR1, EL, EL1, EM, EM1, EN1, LI, LS, LT1, LT3, LT4, MP1, MR, MR1, CW2, IF4, LC, NX, IX - Miscellaneous Category 5 (Bulk Class 'M') - Holiday Accommodation and others - Primary descriptions - CH1, CH2, CG, CG1, CM - Miscellaneous Category 7 (Bulk Class 'M') - Car Parks - Primary descriptions - CP, CP1 - Miscellaneous Category 11 (Bulk Class 'M') - Ad Rights, Beach Huts and others - Primary descriptions CA, CA1, CW1, LH1, LS2, LS3, MT2, NT1, TD2 - Primary description of 'CX' and a special category code of either 018, 045, 146, 211, 419, 427 or 992 - Miscellaneous Category 15 (Bulk Class 'M') - Club House - Primary descriptions - LC1 - Miscellaneous Category 16 (Bulk Class 'M') - Leisure Centre/Hall - Primary descriptions - LC2, LC3, MH, MH1, NT3 - Miscellaneous Category 18 (Bulk Class 'M') - Sports Grounds - Primary descriptions - LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7, MC, MC1 - Car Parking - Bulk properties with Car Parking should always replay existing values in the submission if they remain unchanged. If they are omitted it will be seen as a request to remove the parking values. \*\*Licensed Properties are split into two types:\*\* - Pubs - Hotels and Guesthouses #### Splits, merges and deletions When you're submitting a check case in order to tell the VOA that: - the property has been split into more than one - the property has been merged with others - the property has been demolished, is being redeveloped, or is no longer used for business You should include the effective date of the split / merge / deletion in the \`reconstitutionEffectiveDate\` field of your submission. This cannot be a future date. #### Off System Valuation Checks In certain cases a property's valuation will not fall into either of the two main categories (bulk class or licensed). You will not be able to request a detailed valuation for this property via the API. You will need to submit a Detailed Valuation Request (DVR) online and, once this has been actioned, you can download a PDF copy of the detailed valuation, and a check form (to be filled in). Both of these documents must be submitted in a "DVR Check" using this endpoint. A DVR Check is similar to the other types of check, except you will not have an original valuation to submit. You will need to set the 'dvrCheck' flag to 'true' and omit both the 'originalValuation' and 'proposedCharacteristics' sections in your check submission. The property that you check in this fashion must be a property that's neither bulk class, nor licensed property, and you must have completed a DVR request to obtain a copy of the detailed valuation PDF. #### Hardship You can inform the VOA that you are experiencing financial hardship. In order to do so, you may submit a 'experiencingHardship' flag in conjunction with a list of reliefs that you are currently receiving. The recognised reliefs are: - Small business rate relief (enum value SMALL\_BUSINESS\_RATE\_RELIEF) - Rural rate relief (enum value RURAL\_RATE\_RELIEF) - Business rates holiday for children's day nursery (enum value BUS\_RATE\_HOL\_CHILD\_DAY\_NURSERY) - Expanded retail discount (enum value EXPANDED\_RETAIL\_DISCOUNT) - Retail, Hospitality and Leisure grant (enum value RETAIL\_HOSPITALITY\_LEISURE\_GRANT) - COVID-19 business support grant (enum value COVID-19\_BUSINESS\_SUPPORT\_GRANT) - Payments deferred (enum value PAYMENTS\_DEFERRED) ## Headers - `Accept` 'application/vnd.hmrc.2.0+json', required ## Request body - CreateCheckCaseRequestSchemaJson — unresolved $ref ## Response `202` - CreateCheckCaseResponseSchemaJson — unresolved $ref ## Other responses - `400` - `403` --- [API](https://skmtc.net/hmrc/apis/business-rates-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/hmrc/apis/business-rates-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/hmrc/business-rates-api/revisions/669a30d937df/schema)