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How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual for the rating of business (non-domestic) property.
The Valuation Office Agency does not usually change your rateable value if your property is in a state of disrepair. There are however, exceptions to this.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2023/24 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
This guidance is intended to support local authorities in administering the 2022/23 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Scheme.
This guidance is intended to support local authorities in administering the COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF).
We have introduced a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
This guidance is intended to support local authorities in administering the business rates freeports relief scheme announced in the Budget on 3 March 2021.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2023 Supporting Small Business Relief scheme.
Guidance on the operation of expanded retail discount 2020 to 2021 coronavirus response, announced at Budget 2020.
Guidance for local authorities in administering the expanded retail discount 2021 to 2022 coronavirus response, announced at Budget 2021.
This is a tool that allows local authorities to calculate their business rates levy or safety net for 2021 to 2022.
We have introduced a business rates holiday for nurseries.
Business rates information letters are issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at regular intervals throughout the year.
This is a tool that allows local authorities to calculate their business rates levy or safety net for 2018 to 2019.
Guidance for local authorities in administering the business rates nursery discount 2021 to 2022 coronavirus response, announced at Budget 2021.
Invitation to local authorities to pilot 75% business rates retention in 2019 to 2020.
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