You want to make an appeal – you obviously believe your rateable value is wrong and you want it amended. The best route may be for you to contact us directly, rather than start the formal appeal process.
Below are some of the common issues that can affect rateable values. Click on the links to access information to help you decide which is the best route for you.
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
How your bill is calculated (3 mins) A clear demonstration of what is used to work out what you actually pay in business rates.
How we value pubs (2 mins) To get a fair valuation of pubs, we look at trade levels. This video shows what we take into account.
How we value using rents (2 mins) Most properties - shops, offices, industrial premises and so on - are valued this way. See how.
How we measure your property (2 mins) A look at what we take into account to get the right measurements
How zoning works (2 mins) Confused by zone A, zone B etc? This video explains it really simply.