Business rates

Who pays business rates

Non-domestic rates (often called business rates) are the way in which businesses and other occupiers of non-domestic property contribute towards the costs of local authority services.

The occupier of a non-domestic property pays the business rates - usually this is the owner-occupier or leaseholder. 

Check your account online

You can check your business rates account online.

Paying business rates

Ways to pay business rates

Business rate relief

For details of the different types of rate relief, including small business, hardship, charities, empty and part occupied properties visit the rate relief section.

Contact us

• Telephone 01926 412496
• Email nndr@warwickdc.gov.uk
• Business rates - General enquiry form 

Business rates - who does what

There are four key organisations involved in local government finance and each has a separate responsibility, these are:

• Department for Communities and Local Government 
  responsible for setting the overall government policy on local taxation for more information visit the Department for Communities and Local Government website 
• Valuation Office Agency
  assesses rateable values that are the basis for working out business rates bills - to find your rateable value online visit the Valuation Office Agency website.
• Valuation Tribunal Service
  an independent, judicial body that has the power to deal with appeals relating to non-domestic rating (and council tax). For more information on appeals visit the Valuation Tribunal Service
• Local (billing) Authorities
  who are responsible for working out your business rates bill, giving any reliefs that may be due and for collecting the money.

For more information on how local government is financed visit the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) website.

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