This section aims to provide comprehensive information about
business rates in the City of London.
Please use the links on the left to navigate around and, if you are
unable to find the information you require, refer to the
contacts page.
Please go to
Business Rates Online for details of our online services
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Business rates - account enquiries
- Local businesses can apply to the council for information about
their own business rates such as a statement of their account,
details of their property valuation etc. New businesses must apply
to the council for a valuation of their property and to set up a
new business rate account.
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Business rates - annual notification
- Providing local business with information on who is required to
pay business rates, how business rates are calculated for a
property (valuation), how to pay business rates.
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Business rates - reductions
- Business owners may be eligible for reductions in their
business rates. Examples of reductions are transitional relief,
empty properties, charity relief, rural rate relief and hardship
relief. The council provides advice on eligibility for rate
reductions and will provide application forms and process
applications for reductions.