2027 land tax notices arrive in January

Is your land valued above what the street sells for?

NSW land tax is charged on the Valuer General's land value. When that value is out of line with the sales around it, you can object, but only within 60 days of your notice. We check your property against the sales evidence, and if there's a case, we prepare and lodge the objection for you.

No reduction, no fee

If your land value is cut, the fee is 30% of the land tax you save in the first year. Every year after that, the whole saving is yours.

Get a free check of your land value

Oscar Higson-Spence reviews every check and objection.

Example check: an inner-west mixed-use lot of 664 m², rates per m²

Street block: the marked lot is valued at $8,766 per square metre, above its own sale and the sales around it. Same street, zone, floor space ratio and height A $8,766 B $6,853 C $5,737 D $4,667 E $3,355
  • AThis lot's land value$8,766
  • BThis lot's own sale, building included$6,853
  • CSimilar lot on the same street, sold$5,737
  • DNearby mixed-use sale, building included$4,667
  • ENearby commercial sale, building included$3,355

Land value $5,820,000Objection seeks $3,810,000

Why it's worth checking

Land values are set in bulk, street by street. Errors on individual lots are common, and few owners ever object.

How it works

You don't need a valuation report to find out whether you have a case.

  1. Send the address

    Or forward your land tax notice. That's all we need for the check.

  2. We check the evidence

    Your land value against your own sale, the street's values and nearby sales, with the planning controls that apply.

  3. We lodge, you sign

    If there's a case, we prepare the objection in the Valuer General's format. You authorise it, and we lodge it within your 60 days.

Start with a free check

Send the property address. I'll email you what the evidence shows within two business days, including whether I think an objection is worth lodging.

Oscar Higson-Spence

I'm Oscar Higson-Spence. I use software to compare every commercial land value in NSW with the sales around it, which is why the check is free and quick. I review every objection myself, and you deal with me directly.

Managing several properties for landlords, or preparing land tax for clients? Send a list and I'll check them all.

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I'll email your check within two business days.

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Questions

Does objecting cost anything with the Valuer General?

There's no fee to lodge an objection. You still pay your land tax by the due date while it's being decided, and if the value is reduced your land tax is reassessed.

Which land values do you object to?

Your land tax notice shows three years of land values, and your land tax is charged on their average. You can object to any of the three within 60 days, so we object to each one the sales evidence says is too high.

My notice hasn't arrived yet.

Request the check now. The 2027 notices use the 1 July 2026 values, and I'll refresh the evidence the day yours arrives so nothing is lost from the 60 days.

Is this a valuation or legal advice?

No. It's an objection prepared from public sales evidence, in the format the Valuer General asks for. If your case needs a registered valuer or a lawyer, for example to go to court, I'll tell you.

Do you only do commercial property?

Commercial, industrial and mixed-use land is where the savings are largest, but send any NSW property that pays land tax.