Business Rates

[Chrisgr31]

Its worth being aware that in the Autumn Financial Statement the Chancellor announced that the rules on back dating will change in April 2015. Under the current rules an appeal made between April 2015 and March 2017 could result in a reduction being backdated to April 2010. Under the new rules a reduction will be backdated to April 2015 only.

This is likely to result in the rating appeal companies ramping up their marketing and calling and many will be making all manner of promises to get you to sign up. If tempted to sign up ensure you know what you are signing up for, how long does the contract last, what are the costs and are they competitive, what happens if you move, is there any danger of your RV going up etc.

There are surveyors on here who will offer advice if you post, so dont be one of those caught out by the marketeers!

[Hyper10]

Thank you for posting this very good advice, after reading a post here about rates a few years ago, I found a proper firm of Chartered Surveyors and got a big refund for a fair price and a saving going forward. Would never have known about it if people such as yourself didn't take the time to post.
some of the calls we've had from telemarketers are shocking and you're right make people aware