The money raised through business rates is used to help fund local services like the police, fire and rescue services.
Business rates are calculated and collected by your local council. They are put in a central pool and then redistributed to local councils in proportion to the size of the local population. They contribute to the cost of supplying services like the police, fire and rescue.
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.