Paying Business Rates

Business Rates are normally payable by up to 10 monthly instalments (April to January). You may however elect to pay yearly, half yearly or quarterly.

Ways to Pay:

Pay Online

You can now pay your Business Rates using our Secure Online Payments page. All Online Payments transactions take place through secure networks using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This means that you will be paying your Business Rates over a secure connection and any information you send over the internet will be encrypted. 

Direct Debit

If you already pay by direct debit, your payments will automatically be taken from your bank or building society account. If you would like to change to direct debit, please download the form below and return the completed form to the Rates Office.

• Business rates direct debit form [PDF file information]

Telephone Banking

To pay your bill over the phone please ring your bank quoting sort code 57-20-32 and account number 00000000, and your Business Rate account number shown at the top of your Rates bill.

Debit Card

If you have a Maestro or Visa Delta card, you can pay over the phone by phoning either 020 7361 3007 during office hours or 020 7795 8888 (the automated 24 hour payment line). You need to supply your card details and your Rates account number.

By Post

You should make cheques and postal orders payable to the "RB Kensington & Chelsea" Send them to:

RBKC Payment Processing,
P.O.Box 4256,
Worthing,
BN13 1WV

Please write your account number and name and address on the back of the cheque. Tear off the payment slip in your instalment book and send it with your payment.

We do not send receipts for postal payments unless you ask for one and provide a stamped, addressed envelope. If you send cash through the post, send it by registered mail.

Bank giro credit

Please fill in the details on the slip and take it to any bank. You may have to pay for this service.

Post Office

You can pay at any Post Office by giving them your payment and the slip. Please make cheques payable to "Post Office Counters Ltd". You do not have to pay a fee for this service.

Girobank

If you have a Girobank account fill in the payment slip and send it to the Giro Centre in one of the special envelopes.

In person

If you wish to change the method or frequency of your payments, please contact us at:

The Business Rates  Office
PO Box 2369
London
W8 7ZX
Telephone: 020 8315 2082
Fax: 020 8315 2087
Email: rbkcnndr@capita.co.uk

If you wish to make a payment in person at the Town Hall, Hornton Street, please visit the Cashier's Office on the Ground Floor. The Cashier's office is open:

Monday to Friday

8.30am to 5pm

Local Taxes

• Council Tax
• Council Tax Benefit
• Business Rates
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