Speakers and Panelists

Alan Colston

Chief Valuer, Valuation Office Agency(VOA)
United Kingdom

As Chief Valuer, Alan is part of theAgency’s Executive Committee contributing to the corporate leadership,strategic direction and management of the VOA.

He is directly accountable for thesuccessful delivery of valuation and technical advice across the ValuationOffice Agency including the strategic leadership of the Chief Valuer Group(CVG). CVG is responsible for promoting and assuring professional standards tobuild and sustain confidence and trust in VOA’s valuations and propertyadvice.  

Alan is the Senior Responsible Officer(SRO) for the VOA’s compilation and maintenance of future rating lists and for CouncilTax Reform in Wales, He is also Head of Profession for Surveying within theVOA. Alan is a Chartered Surveyor and has worked in the VO for around 35 years.

 He hasexperience across the whole of the Agency business and became a RICS RatingDiploma Holder in 2000 and Chair of the section in 2017. He plays a key leadership role in the GovernmentProperty Profession feeding into the wider agenda to build excellent capacityand capability in the property profession across Government.

He acts as an ambassador for the VOAand represents the agency on various external stakeholder forums.  He also represents the agency internationallycollaborating with Valuation Agencies, International Association of AssessingOfficers and International Property Tax Institute.