Business rates

Pay business rates

Paying business rates

Business rates direct debit

Set up a direct debit for your business rates bill

Business rates account

View your balance, correspondence and instalments

Reporting a move or change

Tell us about a change or move to make sure your bill is correct

What are business rates?

Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties

Calculating business rates

How business rates are calculated

Rates checker

Find and check your business rates valuation

Business rates for new properties

How business rates are charged on a new property

Changes and revaluation

Why your rateable value could change and the transitional relief that could apply after a revaluation

Appealing your rateable value

Appeals against rateable values can be made free of charge

Business rates recovery

If you fall behind with your payments we may need to take action

Empty exemption

Your property may be temporarily exempt from business rates if empty

Expanded retail discount

Additional business rates support for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses that occupy a qualifying property

Mandatory and discretionary charitable rate relief

Where the ratepayer of an occupied property is a registered charity or a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) then 80% mandatory rate relief can be awarded

Nursery discount

Additional business rates support for eligible nursery businesses that occupy a qualifying property

Other reliefs and exemptions

Explore ways to reduce your business rates bill