Any Business Rates experts?
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Its the council - justified doesn't come into it.
They must have been assessed at some point. If this wasn't in your tenancy then it might be worth asking for a review. You'll need to call the local council but don't expect anything to happen in a hurry.
The rates people are a strange lot. I was looking at office space recently and some offices had additional rateable value based on whether or not they had air conditioning and car parking space. One office had extra rates for A/C and parking spaces at £500 each a year while another office in the same area had both these but no additional rates.
They must have been assessed at some point. If this wasn't in your tenancy then it might be worth asking for a review. You'll need to call the local council but don't expect anything to happen in a hurry.
The rates people are a strange lot. I was looking at office space recently and some offices had additional rateable value based on whether or not they had air conditioning and car parking space. One office had extra rates for A/C and parking spaces at £500 each a year while another office in the same area had both these but no additional rates.
soxboy said:
Depends how long they're going to be there for, I.e. how 'transient' they are.
If less than 12 months probably not rateable, if more than 12 months they will be.
Thats basically it, how long are they going to be there for? How long have they been there? When you finish they'll be taken out the List again but the date of that will depend how long they are there for.If less than 12 months probably not rateable, if more than 12 months they will be.
Where are you? Must be a fairly active Council to have started assessing site huts, mist dont bother.
I'll have a look at it in a bit more detail when I have a moment. Do the site huts still exist at all the sites? Where they there when the VO brought them in? Have you appealed at all?
Oh and ignore all the rating guys who ring you, write to you about them, if thats needed we'll get to that point and can suggest who you should use! Generally avoid those that cold call!
Oh and ignore all the rating guys who ring you, write to you about them, if thats needed we'll get to that point and can suggest who you should use! Generally avoid those that cold call!
rsv gone! said:
These are pretty small sites, so about 9/10 months.
In which case you should appeal. It costs nothing and can be done online. Just set out clearly that as they will only be there for 9-10 months you believe they are too temporary to be rated. It will be interesting to hear what the response is.
Ensure they do go within 9/10 months and certainly don't stay longer than a year. If necessary you might need to do with a site office or have it in the new building for a while.
In theory you have to make several appeals, one to delete, and one ti reduce the value, that way all bases are covered.
In theory you have to make several appeals, one to delete, and one ti reduce the value, that way all bases are covered.
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