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Business Rates

Business Rates (otherwise known as non-domestic rates) is a tax on properties that are used for commercial purposes (for example, shops, factories and offices)

If your property is used for both domestic and non-domestic purposes, part of it will be assessed for Business Rates and the other part for Council Tax, for example a public house.

It is usually the organisation or person who is using the premises who is liable to pay the Business Rates. However, there are exceptions to this rule.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council collects Business Rates on approximately 2,600 business properties on behalf of Central Government. The money goes to a central fund and the Government then gives the council a small proportion towards providing local services.

You can find out more about business rates by visiting the government's Business Link website.

  • Entitlement to exemptions, discounts and relief on your Business Rate bill depend upon your circumstances
  • Advice on how to change your rateable value for your non-domestic property.
  • On 31 July 2009, the Government introduced regulations to enable businesses to defer a percentage of the increase in the 2009-10 business rate bills until 2010-11 and 2011-12.
  • You must notify us of your new details if you pay business rates.
  • Property values can change between each revaluation, which takes place every five years. The next revaluation is on 1 April 2010.
  • If you get into payment difficulties and you can't afford your instalments, contact us straight away.
  • To make sure the service is accountable to you by putting customers first and making access to our service efficient, simple and convenient.

This page was last updated on 14/07/2010

 

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