by appealmr | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
To get a business rates refund, ask your council to correct your business rates account and repay any resulting credit, supported by payment records and evidence of the error or change. If the overpayment comes from an incorrect rateable value, you must address the...
by appealmr | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Raising a Check on your business rates valuation used to mean letters and phone calls. Since the VOA moved the process online, the whole route runs through one workflow: a Government Gateway sign-in, a VOA business rates account, and a Check case submitted against the...
by appealmr | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
A new lease doesn't stop a backdated relief claim, but it doesn't reset the clock on a rating appeal either, and mixing the two up costs businesses money every year. TL;DRBusiness rates relief backdated on a new lease usually runs from your liability start...
by appealmr | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Rateable value is calculated by estimating a property's open market annual rent at a fixed valuation date, then adjusting that figure using one of three VOA valuation methods depending on the property type. You can approximate your own figure with rental...
by appealmr | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
A business rates appeal is worth it in 2026 when reliable property facts or comparable evidence show that your rateable value is wrong. A successful change can be backdated to the start of the relevant rating list or another effective date, depending on why the...
