Business rates - account enquiries
Summary
The Revenues Section is responsible for the billing and collection of business rates for more than 1,800 business
properties throughout the District. Annual bills are issued during March each year and adjustment bills are issued throughout
the year reflecting changes in people’s circumstances, and alterations to properties.
Business Rates are the way in which local businesses contribute towards the cost of services provided by the local authority. The income collected is paid into a central pool and then redistributed between all authorities in the form of a grant. This grant, together with income from the authorities Council Tax and other sums are used to pay for the services provided by your authority.
Business Rates enquires are dealt with at the Council Offices in Narborough, should you wish to discuss any aspect of your Non-Domestic Rates please contact the Revenues Section on the details at the foot of this page.
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Who Should Pay?
The occupier of a property is generally responsible for the payment of business rates, unless their lease states that rent is inclusive of rates, in which case the landlord will be liable.
If the occupier/liable payer is not a Limited company then the proprietor will be named as liable.
How Much Will I Pay?
All non-domestic properties have a rateable value which has been assessed by the Valuation Office (a part of the Inland Revenue). At present all non-domestic properties are valued every five years, current rating list is based on the 2010 revaluation.
In order to calculate the annual amount payable, the rateable value is multiplied by the non-domestic multiplier which is set by central government each year. In many cases this will be the actual amount payable. There may however, in some circumstances, be further calculations carried out which affect the amount payable, this is due to transitional phasing or relief's.
Paying Your Bill
Your business rates are payable by monthly instalments and the payment dates are shown on your bill. You must pay each instalment by the date shown and there are several methods that you can use to pay.
Deferred Payment of 2009/2010 Rates Liabilities
Ratepayers in 2009/10 were able to defer payment of 3% of their 2009/10 rates bill and, where applicable 60% of the increasein that bill due to the ending of the 2005 rating list transitional relief scheme. The right to apply for deferral has now ended. For those ratepayers who applied for this scheme, the deferred amount to be collected in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 will be included in the bills for each of those years respectively.
Please see frequently asked questions for answers to any questions you may have regarding this scheme.
Property Valuation - District Valuation Office
The rateable value of non-domestic properties is set in most cases by an independent Valuation Officer. All non-domestic properties are re-valued every five years. From 1st April, 2010 the rateable value of a property represents the annual open market rental value as at 1st April, 2008.
The local Valuation Office can be contacted at:
| Postal address | Local Valuation Office Enkalon House 92 Regent Road Leicester LE1 7DD |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 0116 280 0200 |
The Valuation Officer may alter a rateable value if he believes that the circumstances of the property have changed. The ratepayer may also in certain circumstances propose a change in value. If the ratepayer and the Valuation Officer do not agree then the matter will be referred as an appeal to a Valuation Tribunal.
Further information about the circumstances in which a change in rateable value may be proposed and how a proposal may be made is available from the Valuation Office shown below.
All Non-Domestic properties have been re-valued with effect from 1st April 2010. For more information please visit the Valuation Office re-valuations link below.
Tribunal Procedure
Valuation Tribunals are independent bodies set up to resolve all unsettled rating appeals. There is no charge for making an appeal and in most cases appeals will be settled at an oral hearing.
Hearings are usually held in public and are informal. You will be given the opportunity to make a statement regarding the rateable appeal. The Tribunal will then make a decision based on the evidence before them; they could therefore increase a rateable value rather than reduce or confirm it. The Tribunal cannot award costs and therefore you will have to meet your own expenses.
Once a decision has been reached the Valuation Officer will then make any necessary alteration to the rating list.
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Contact us
| Officer / Team | Revenues Section |
|---|---|
| Postal address | Blaby District Council Council Offices Desford Road Narborough Leicester LE19 2EP |
| E-mail address | revenues@blaby.gov.uk |
| Telephone | 0116 272 7530 |
| Fax | 0116 272 7790 |
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This page was last updated on 12th March 2010
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