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Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Some businesses in England are eligible for a reduction in their business…
You can get small business rate relief if: your property’s rateable value…
You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your…
You could get rural rate relief if your business is in an eligible rural…
You could get charitable rate relief if your property is mainly used for…
You could get local newspaper relief if your property is used as office…
If you get empty property relief, you do not have to pay business rates on…
You might get improvement relief if you make certain improvements to your…
Transitional relief limits how much your bill can change each year as a…
You can get supporting small business relief if both of the following…
Councils can reduce or cancel your business rates bill with hardship…
If you’re starting up or relocating a business to an enterprise zone you…
A freeport is an area in which businesses are given a range of benefits to…
You can get heat networks relief if your property is only used or mainly…
Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay…
Local councils are responsible for sending business rates bills,…
Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme
The Green Deal helps you make energy-saving improvements to your home and…
Any household with an electricity meter (including prepayment meters) in…
You must get your property assessed to use the Green Deal. Contact a Green…
How you decide to get the work done will affect your options for how you…
You can pay in advance, get a Green Deal finance plan, or use other…
If you move into a property with a Green Deal, the landlord or seller must…
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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.
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
Eastern Region, Judge M Thorowgood and Mr G Smith MRICS on 22 February 2024
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
These are the Marine licence requirements for construction activities taking place within the Marine Management Organisation's jurisdiction.
Find examples to help landlords avoid common mistakes when working out and reporting income and profit from renting out a property.
Information on how statistics on housing finance and household expenditure are compiled.
What structural alterations are, when and how to apply for permission, how they may affect your home's value and what you owe on your equity loan.
Apply to the tribunal about a rent increase decision, changes to a lease or a decision about a council house, park home or caravan, in England.
The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual for the rating of business (non-domestic) property.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property on how to comply with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).
How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.
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