General

• I can't pay my rates
• My rateable value is higher than comparable properties
• My property has a specific disadvantage
• My rateable value doesn't bear any relation to the rent I′m paying

Internal factors

• The zones used are not fair - my shop is an unusual shape.
• We have more in the valuation than actually exists.
• My property is in a poor state of repair
• This property is now more than one property
• The property is now derelict
• The property is now vacant
• Part of the property is now exempt from rating
• The property is now used for domestic purposes
• There is major refurbishment work going on
• We only occupy part of what we are being charged for
• The property has been changed - it is now occupied differently
• There is a different occupier in the property
• Your measurements of my property are wrong

External Factors

• The economic downturn has caused a reduction in my trade
• The area has deteriorated over time

Others

• There's a restriction in my lease so the property can only be used for a specific trade
• The property is different to your description
• The effective date of the rateable value is wrong
• The address you are using is wrong
• None of these reasons apply