Business rates

Business rates are charged on most business properties such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses and factories. However, the property doesn't have to be used for a business - if it is used for purposes which are not domestic it is likely to be rateable. We will send you a business rates bill each year.

• How to pay your business rates About business rates, how to pay, e-billing and more.
• Access your business rates online With Business Rates Online you can view your account at any time that suits you. 
• Business Rates relief and reductions If you pay business rates you may be eligible for rate relief.
• Rateable value Rateable values are given by the Valuation Office Agency and is used to calculate how much you should pay.
• Business rates information Business rates information leaflets.
• Brief guide to recovery The process we follow when recovering business rates.
• Demand notice explanatory notes These notes form part of the Demand Notice and should be read in conjunction with the associated notice.
• BID levy If your property’s rateable value is £40,000 or above and you are within the BID area, you are automatically a BID levy payer.