Businesses and other organisations that occupy non-domestic premises pay non-domestic rates, often called business rates, to help fund local services provided by local authorities, eg police and firefighting.

If you use a building or part of a building for business, you will probably have to pay business rates. Further information about Business Rates can be found:

• Account Enquiries
• Empty Properties
• Rate Relief Information
• Rateable and Transitional Information

• Automated Telephone Information System - (24 hours a day)
• Automated Telephone Payments service - 0845 1204 330 - (24 hours a day)
• Pay Business Rates over the internet - (24 hours a day)

• Revenues and Benefits service standard
• Revenues and Benefits performance monitoring