Business premises and business rates

Includes business rates, leases, renting, planning permission, waste, and energy certificates

Business rates

• Business rates
• Find a business rates valuation
• Estimate your business rates
• Business rates relief
• Get a refund or a rebate on your business rates
• Contact your council about business rates bill
• How your property is valued for business rates
• Business rates valuation account: sign in or set up
• Appointing an agent for business rates
• Contact VOA

Business support

• Get help and support for your business

Energy certificates and incentives

• Find an energy certificate
• Get a new energy certificate
• Energy Performance Certificates for your business premises
• Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)

Health and safety at work

• Workplace temperatures
• Asbestos regulations for your commercial property
• Fire safety in the workplace

Leasing, renting and buying property

• Find government property and land to rent or buy
• Ask the government to sell property: right to contest
• Renewing your commercial property lease
• Ending a commercial property lease early
• Renting a business property: tenant responsibilities
• Send your rent, lease or ownership details to the Valuation Office Agency

Property development and maintenance

• Planning permission
• Appeal a decision about a lawful development certificate
• Scaffolding rules
• CCTV installation at your commercial property
• Get your air conditioning system inspected
• Water and sewerage rates for businesses

Home business

• Running a business from home