by appealmr | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
A business rates surveyor’s charge depends on the fee basis and scope of your instruction; there is no single charge that answers every case in 2026. Before you appoint a surveyor, confirm what work the fee covers, what triggers payment and whether later stages...
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...
