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Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties, like: shops…
Business rates are based on your property’s ‘rateable value’. This is its…
At revaluation, the Valuation Office (VO) updates the rateable value of…
You may be able to get a discount from your local council on your business…
Your business rates could change if: you move or make changes to your…
You do not usually have to pay business rates for home-based businesses if…
In England and Wales, the Valuation Office (VO) works out your rateable…
Whether you pay business rates will depend on: how many nights your…
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 cannot make a new claim for retail, hospitality and leisure relief.…
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…
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…
If you run a pub or live music venue, you might be eligible for pubs and…
Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay…
Local councils are responsible for sending business rates bills,…
This guidance is to support local authorities in administering the pubs and live music venues business rates relief.
Highways England health and safety initiative to identify best practice, raise standards and improve supply chain engagement within major projects.
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
Village pubs, family-run restaurants, and cafés receive a boost as a new £10 million three-year Hospitality Grant Scheme has launched for applications.
How food hygiene ratings work, how to find a rating and how businesses can respond to or change their rating: appeals, re-rating and right to reply.
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
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