Business rates

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About business rates

Information on business rates, including discounts and payment methods.

Business Rates explanatory notes

Business rates explanatory notes including non-domestic rates, supplements and rateable value.

Paying business rates

How to pay your business rates including direct debit, standing order, online, telephone, bank giro credit, post or CHAPS.

Retail discount

Guidance on eligibility for Retail Discount.

Small business rate relief

The small business rate relief (SBRR), was introduced from 1 April 2005 to help small businesses.

Rateable values and appeals

The rateable values of all business properties are assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) which is an agency of Her Majestys Revenue and Customs.

Recovery of business rates

If business rates are unpaid, the recovery process can include summons to magistrates court, enforcement or insolvency proceeding.

Apply for hardship relief for business rates

The Council may, in exceptional circumstances, grant hardship relief.

Local business rates discounts

The Council may, at its discretion, grant a ratepayer a local discount if this is in the interests of its Council Tax payers.

Revaluation and transitional relief

Transitional relief limits how much your bill can change each year as a result of revaluation.

Empty properties

Information about empty properties which are exempt from business rates for the first three months they are empty.

Moving out of the borough

Complete our online form to notify us that you are a business moving out of the borough

Moving into the borough

An online form to notify us that you are a business moving into the borough

Charitable and discretionary relief

Charities are entitled to charity relief (also known as mandatory relief) where the property they occupy is used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes

Business rates and Business Improvement Districts (BIDS): privacy notice

Council’s privacy notice for Business Rates and Business Improvement Districts.

Contact Business Rates

How to contact the Business Rates team.

Crossrail Business Rate Supplement

The Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 enables authorities to levy a supplement on the business rate to support additional projects aimed at economic development of the area.

Business Improvement Districts (BIDS)

There are currently three Business Improvement Districts in RBKC. See what plans are underway for each of these areas.