Business Rates

Self Service

View your information for Benefits, Council Tax and Business Rates online with the self service system. You can view payments made towards Council Tax and Business Rates accounts, and if you are a landlord you can view information relating to your tenants.

If you wish to make payments to the council, use the Pay It link on the left.

Go to the Self Service System

 

E-billing is available at Tameside

A significant number of ratepayers now receive their bills electronically.
If you would like to help the environment and receive your bill on-line please contact us at Business Rates with your email details, also quoting your business rates reference, company name and address

Your Council Tax and Business Rates explained April 2023 to March 2024

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News Items

• Business rates revaluation 2023

 

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Non- Domestic Rates

Business Rates collected by local authorities are the way that those who occupy non-domestic property contribute towards the cost of local services.  From 1 April 2017, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is part of the Greater Manchester 100% Business Rates Retention Pilot.  This sees the Council retain 99% of the Business Rates income collected locally (1% is given to the Greater Manchester Fire Authority) rather than pay 50% of this income to Central Government as it has had to do since April 2013. As a result of the Pilot, Central Government support through the Revenue Support Grant and Public Health Grant will cease to be paid to the Council.  Instead income generated through local taxation such as Business Rates and Council Tax, and self-generated income will be needed to pay for essential Council Services in your area.  This provides a direct financial incentive  for the Council to work with local businesses to create a favourable local environment for growth since the Council will be increasingly reliant on the income generated by the future growth in Business Rates revenues.

 

Rateable Value

Apart from properties that are exempt from business rates, each non-domestic property has a rateable value which is set by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), an agency of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. They compile and maintain a full list of all rateable values, available at www.gov.uk/voa. The rateable value of your property is shown on the front of your bill. This broadly represents the yearly rent the property could have been let for on the open market on a particular date specified in legislation. For the current rating list, this date was set as 1st April 2021.
 
The VOA may alter the valuation if circumstances change. The ratepayer (and certain others who have an interest in the property) can also check and challenge the valuation shown in the list if they believe it is wrong. Further information about the grounds on which challenges may be made and the process for doing so can be obtained by contacting the VOA, or by consulting the VOA website: www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-check-your-rateable-value-is-correct.
 
Please note that your billing authority can only backdate any Business Rates rebate to the date from which any change to the list is to have effect. If you have appealed against your rateable value, you must still pay the amount on your bill.  You cannot withhold payment until you get the result of your appeal.  However, if your appeal is successful, you can email businessrates@tameside.gov.uk for a full refund of the overpaid rates.

 

National Non-Domestic Rating Multiplier

The Council works out the Business Rates bill by multiplying the rateable value of the property by the appropriate multiplier.  There are two multipliers: the standard non-domestic rating multiplier and the small business non-domestic rating multiplier.  The former is higher to pay for small business rates relief.  Except in the City of London where special arrangements apply, the Government sets the multipliers for each financial year for the whole of England according to formulae set by legislation.
 

Financial Year	Non-domestic rating multiplier	Small business non-domestic rating multiplier
2023/2024	51.2p (0.512)	49.9p (0.499)
2022/2023	51.2p (0.512)	49.9p (0.499)
2021/2022	51.2p (0.512)	49.9p (0.499)
2020/2021	51.2p (0.512)	49.9p (0.499)
2019/2020	50.4p (0.504)	49.1p (0.491)
2018/2019	49.3p (0.493)	48.0p (0.480)
2017/2018	47.9p (0.479)	46.6p (0.466)

 

Business Rates Instalments

Payment of Business Rate bills is automatically set on a 10-monthly cycle.  However, the Government has put in place regulations that allow businesses to require their local authority to enable payments to be made through 12 monthly instalments.  If you wish to take up this offer, you should contact the Business Rates Service as soon as possible on 0161 342 2233 or by email at businessrates@tameside.gov.uk

If you are struggling to pay your Business Rates get in touch with us. We would encourage anyone who is struggling to contact us at businessrates@tameside.gov.uk so that we can ensure that you are getting all of the support and relief you are entitled to.

 

Revaluation 2017 and Transitional Arrangements

The transitional relief scheme was introduced in 2017 to help those ratepayers who were faced with higher bills as a result of the revaluation. The scheme was due to end on 31 March 2022 when a revaluation was to take affect but this was delayed and in 2021 the government announced it would create a discretionary relief scheme for one year to give ratepayers the same level of relief as the original Supporting Small businesses scheme by extending the current transitional relief scheme and the supporting small business scheme for one year to the end of the current revaluation cycle that being the 31 March 2023.
For those businesses receiving 2017 supporting small business relief in 2022/23 your eligibility for the 2023 scheme will end on 31 March 2024.
At the Autumn Statement 2022 the government announced a new Supporting Small Business (SSB) relief scheme which will cap bill increases at £600 per year for any business losing eligibility for Small Business Rate Relief or Rural Rate Relief at the 2023 revaluation.
 
The scheme also provides support for those previously eligible for the 2022/23 SSB scheme and facing large increases in 2023/24 but in those cases for one further year only.
 
Further information about transitional arrangements can be obtained from: 
www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates

 

Unoccupied Property Rating

Business rates will not be payable in the first three months that a property is empty.  This is extended to six months in the case of certain industrial properties.  After this period rates are payable in full unless the unoccupied property rate has been reduced by the Government by order.  In most cases the unoccupied property rate is zero for properties owned by charities and community amateur sports clubs.  In addition, there are a number of exemptions from the unoccupied property rate.  If the unoccupied property rate for the financial year has been reduced by order, it will be shown on your bill. Full details on exemptions can be obtained from gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief.

If a property is still empty at the end of the three or six month period, then Business Rates will be charged at 100% of the basic occupied Business Rates unless:-

• The property has a rateable value of less than £18,000 from 1 April 2010, less than £2600 from 1 April 2011 or less than £2900 from 1 April 2017.
• The owner is prohibited by law from occupying the property.
• The owner is prohibited by action taken by the Crown, or any other local or public authority from occupying the premises.
• The property is a listed building.
• The owner is entitled to possession only in his capacity as the personal representative of a deceased person.
• The owner/occupier is a company in administration.
• When the owner/occupier has been declared bankrupt.
• The owner is a company subject to a winding up order made under the Insolvency Act 1986.
• The owner is entitled to possession of the property in his capacity as liquidator under s112 or s145 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
• The owner is a trustee under a deed of arrangement to which the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 applies.

 

Can I have my property removed from the list?

If your property is in poor condition and cannot  be economically repaired, the Valuation Officer may judge that it should be taken out of the rating list altogether.

The Valuation Officer is an officer of HM revenue and Customs and can be contacted on telephone number 03000 501 501 or by going to their website www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency

Please note that whilst an appeal is being processed by the Valuation Office, your current rates are due and payable.

To let us know that you have vacated a premises, please complete the online unoccupied properties form

Should you require any further information on unoccupied rating, please contact the Business Rates Service on 0161 342 2233 or by email at businessrates@tameside.gov.uk
 

Business Rate Reliefs

Depending on individual circumstances, you may be eligible for a rate relief (i.e. a reduction in your business rates bill). There are a range of available reliefs. Further details are provided below and at www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates

Retail Discount

The government announced a new business rates relief scheme in October 2021 to provide business rates relief on occupied retail, hospitality and leisure properties. This will be applied after any mandatory reliefs and other discretionary reliefs funded by section 31 grants have been applied.
Any relief we provide will be considered in line with the subsidies chapter of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). You can find out more about the subsidy allowance on our COVID-19 business grant subsidy allowance web pages.

Retail discount 2023 to 2024

The retail discount for 2023 to 2024 is 75%. The relief will be capped at £110,000 per business. The discount will be included in your business rates bill for 2023 to 2024, if you received it in 2022 to 2023.

You can opt out of the discount for each property at any time until 30 April 2024. If you opt out of the retail discount for the 2023 to 2024 tax year you cannot change your mind.

Retail discount 2022 to 2023

The retail discount for 2022 to 2023 is 50%. The relief will be capped at £110,000 per business. The discount will be included in your business rates bill for 2022 to 2023.

You can opt out of the discount for each property at any time until 30 April 2023.
If you opt out of the retail discount for the 2022 to 2023 tax year you cannot change your mind.

Retail discount 2021 to 2022

The rates of retail discount for 2021 to 2022 were:

•  100% from 01 April 2021 to 30 June 2021
• 66% from 01 July to 31 March 2022

 
From 01 July 2021 to 31 March 2022, relief is capped at £105,000 per business, or £2 million per business where the business was in occupation of a property that was required, or would have been required, to close, based on the law and guidance applicable on 5 January 2021.

Eligibility

Visit the GOV.UK website to find out if your business is eligible for the scheme.
 
We will automatically award a retail discount to any sole trader or company that's liable at a property we consider meets the criteria. The discount will be shown on your business rates bill.
You can get the retail discount on top of any other business rates relief you’re eligible for.
If you are not currently in receipt of retail discount and believe you are eligible to receive it, please contact the Business Rates Service on 0161 342 2233 or by email to businessrates@tameside.gov.uk

Nursery Discount

The Government announced in the Budget on 03 March 2021 that it would continue the 100% Nursery discount for the first three months of the financial year 2021/22 followed by a 66% retail discount for the remainder of the financial year, however, the nurseries discount ended on 1 April 2022.

Partly Occupied Property Relief (Section 44(A) Relief)

A ratepayer is liable for the full non-domestic rate whether a property is wholly occupied or only partly occupied.  Where a property is partly occupied for a short time, the Council has discretion in certain cases to apply to the Valuation Office Agency to award a temporary reduction for the part that is not in use.

This relief is known as Section 44(a).  If you feel  that you may be entitled to Section 44(a) relief, please complete and return the Section 44a application form

When the form has been received, we will arrange for a Council inspector to visit your premises to determine if you would qualify for Section 44(a) relief.

If you are entitled to the relief, a letter will be sent to the Valuation Office Agency requesting Section 44(a) relief be awarded on the property.  The Valuation Office will then send the Council a separate rateable value for both the occupied and unoccupied areas of the property, which will enable us to calculate your relief entitlement.  Once your relief has been calculated, a revised bill will be issued showing your entitlement.

Please note whilst your application is being processed, your current rates are due and payable.

Should you require any further information on Section 44(a) relief, please contact the Business Rates Service on 0161 342 2233 or by email at businessrates@tameside.gov.uk

 

Small Business Rate Relief

Tapered Small Business Rates Relief Table 
 
If a ratepayer's sole or main property has a rateable value which does not exceed a set threshold, the ratepayer may receive a percentage reduction in their rates bill for the property of up to a maximum of 100%. The level of reduction will depend on the rateable value of the property. For example eligible properties with a rateable value below a specified lower threshold will receive 100% relief while eligible properties above the lower threshold and below a specified upper threshold may receive partial relief. The relevant thresholds for relief are set by the Government by order and can be obtained from your local authority or at
www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates.
 
If the sole or main property is shown on the rating list with a rateable value which does not exceed £15,000, the ratepayer will receive a percentage reduction in their rates bill for this property of up to a maximum of 100%.

For a property with a rateable value of not more than £12,000, the ratepayer will receive a 100% reduction in their rates bill.

Generally, these percentage reductions (reliefs) are only available to ratepayers who occupy either—
(a) one property, or
(b) one main property and other additional properties providing those additional properties each have a rateable value which does not exceed the limit set by order, which is £2,899.
 
The aggregate rateable value of all the properties mentioned in (b), must also not exceed £19,999 outside London on each day relief is being sought. For those businesses that take on an additional property which would normally have meant the loss of small business rate relief, they will be allowed to keep that relief for a period of 12 months. Full details on the relevant limits in relation to second properties and the current period for which a ratepayer may continue to receive relief after taking on an additional property can be obtained from your local authority or at www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates.
 
Certain changes in circumstances will need to be notified to the local authority by the ratepayer who is in receipt of relief (other changes will be picked up by the local authority). The changes which should be notified are as follows:
 
(a) the property falling vacant,
(b) the ratepayer taking up occupation of an additional property, or
(c) an increase in the rateable value of a property occupied by the ratepayer in an area other than the area of the local authority which granted the relief.
 
For those already claiming Small Business Rate Relief, there is no need for you to do anything as the relief will be detailed on your Business Rates bill.

Provided the ratepayer continues to satisfy the conditions for relief which apply at the relevant time as regards the property and the ratepayer, they will automatically continue to receive relief in each valuation period.

Where a ratepayer meets the eligibility criteria and has not received the relief you should contact the Business Rates Service by email on businessrates@tameside.gov.uk

Alternatively you can complete an application for small business rates relief which can be found here:
https://www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/foi/sbrapp.pdf
 

Charity and Community Amateur Sports Club Relief

Charities and registered Community Amateur Sports Clubs are entitled to 80% relief where the property is occupied by the charity or the club, and is wholly or mainly used for the charitable purposes of the charity (or of that and other charities), or for the purposes of the club (or of that and other clubs).

The Council has discretion to give further relief on the remaining bill.

Apply  for mandatory relief Mandatory relief application form.
 

Discretionary Rate Relief Top Up

The “Top  Up” element of Discretionary Rate Relief applicable to Registered Charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) who receive 80% mandatory relief will be awarded at the maximum of 10% of the full rates bill in the following circumstances:

• The property has a rateable value of £18,000 or less, and
• The organisation can demonstrate significant benefit to Tameside residents, and
• The organisation falls in to the following categories:
• Scouts, Guides or Youth Clubs
• Community schemes (Community transport, residents associations, volunteer organisations)
• Support Schemes (advisory, supporting training, counselling)
• Charity Sports Clubs including CASCs
• Local based charities with charity shops

If you feel that your organisation may qualify for relief, please complete the application form below in respect of each property occupied.

Discretionary Rate Relief (top up) application form

 

Advice for Registered Charities and CASCs that do not qualify for Discretionary Rate Relief Top Up

If the organisation is occupying a property of a rateable value in excess of £18,000 you may wish to consider reducing the size of the premises or sharing with one or more charitable organisations, such that the rates liability can be reduced.

Non-Profit Making Organisation Relief – Discretionary Rate Relief

Not for Profit Organisations and Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector Groups (VCFS) will be granted up to 90% Discretionary Rate Relief and will therefore have to pay 10% more of the full rates bill than under  the scheme prior to 1 April 2013.  Each application will be judged on its individual merit; however the relief will only be applicable in the following circumstances:

• The property has a rateable value of £18,000 or less, and
• The organisation can demonstrate significant benefit to Tameside residents

Consideration will also be given to the following:

The Nature of the Organisation

Is the Organisation non-profit making and basically philanthropic, religious, concerned with education, social welfare, science, literature, the fine arts or the provision of recreation?

Access

Are the facilities available to all sections of the community?
Are the users of the facilities drawn from particular groups in the area for example young people, old people, women, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities?
Are the facilities made available to people other than members, for example schools, casual public sessions?

Facilities

Does the Organisation provide training or education for its members?
Does the Organisation provide facilities which directly relieve the Council of the need to do so, or enhance or supplement those which it does provide?
Have the facilities been provided by the members themselves or by grant aid?

Other Considerations

Is the Organisation affiliated to a local or national organisation?
Is the membership of the Organisation drawn from people mainly resident in the Council’s area?

 

Advice for Not for Profit Organisations and VCFS Groups that do not qualify for Discretionary Rate Relief

If the organisation is occupying a property of a rateable value in excess of £18,000 you may wish to consider reducing the size of the premises or sharing with one or more not for profit  organisations, such that the rates liability can be reduced.

If the organisation is using the property in its entirety as a meeting place for religious worship, you may wish to seek Certification as a “Place of Worship” such that the property is removed from rates and therefore faces no charge.  If you wish to consider this, please contact the local superintendent registrar via the Tameside Registrar Office on 0161 342 5032.

In order to receive the mandatory 80% relief a not for profit organisation may wish to consider gaining Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) status.  If you wish to consider this, please contact HM Revenue and Customs on 0845 302 0203.

If the organisation is occupying a small property and does not qualify for discretionary rate relief, you may be entitled to claim Small Business Rates Relief (SBRR)
If you are a Not for Profit Organisation or a Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector Group, please complete the Discretionary Rate Relief (only) application form.

Discretionary Rate Relief (only) application form

Public Toilet Relief

In 2021 the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill came into force which gives public lavatories 100% relief from business rates effective 01 April 2020. The relief will not apply to toilets of a larger unit of rateable property (a “hereditament”), for example, toilets in public libraries. It amends Part 3 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 to ensure that, in relation to an eligible hereditament which consists wholly or mainly of a public lavatory, the chargeable amount will be zero. This provides, in effect, a 100% mandatory relief for eligible public lavatories in England and Wales. The relief will be applied automatically to the business rates account.

Relief for Local Newspapers

The Government is providing funding to local authorities so that they can provide a discount worth up to £1,500 a year for 5 years from 1st April 2020, to office space occupied by local newspapers. This is up to a maximum of one discount per local newspaper title and per hereditament, and up to state aid limits. The relief will be delivered through local authority discretionary discount powers (under section 47(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988). Eligibility criteria for this relief is set out in a guidance note: “The case for a business rates relief for local newspapers”, which can be obtained at gov.uk/government/consultations/the-case-for-a-businessrates- relief-for-local-newspapers.

If you are not currently in receipt of this relief and believe you are eligible to receive it, please contact the Business Rates Service by email at businessrates@tameside.gov.uk

 

Tameside Council Business Rates Discretionary Policy

Discretionary Relief Policy
 

Business rates revaluation 2023

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has updated the rateable values of all business, and other non-domestic, property in England and Wales. These future rateable values will take effect from 1 April 2023. This is called a revaluation and they are carried out to reflect changes in the property market, which means that business rates bills are based on more up-to-date information. Rateable values are the amount of rent a property could have been let for on a set valuation date. For the 2023 valuation, that date was 1 April 2021.  These rateable values are used to calculate business rates bills. 

Going forward the revaluations will be done every 3 years, the next revaluation is planned for 1st April 2026

How Coronavirus (COVID-19) affected future rateable values 
The VOA bases most rateable values on an estimate of what it would cost to rent a property for a year, starting on a certain date.  For the 2023 valuation, that date was 1 April 2021. This was during the pandemic and the rent information the VOA used reflected this. 

Contacting the Valuation Office Agency 
The Business Rates Service are responsible for anything to do with your business rates bill. The VOA is responsible for the valuation of your property. You will therefore need to contact the VOA for all queries about your rateable value.
Get help from the VOA if you need extra support - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
 
Finding your rateable value 
You are now able to see the future rateable value for your property and get an estimate of what your 2023/24 business rates bill may be. You can do this through the VOA’s website

Find a Business Rates Valuation Service on GOV.UK. 

Your property details need changing 
To tell the VOA about changes to your property details (such as floor area sizes and parking) you need a business rates valuation account. The VOA may accept your changes and update the current and future valuations.
Business rates valuation account: sign in or set up - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you think your rateable value is too high - Check and challenge your business rates valuation:
From 1 April 2023, you will need to use a business rates valuation account to tell the VOA you think your rateable value is too high. You can do this by clicking on the link below: Check and challenge your business rates valuation: step by step - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

You must continue to pay your business rates as normal until a decision has been made by the VOA.
 

Closing of the 2017 list

From 01 April 2023, customers will only be able to make a Check against the 2023 rating list.
As the 2017 rating list will be closed there are only limited circumstances in which further amendments can be made to it.  These are:

• Following outstanding Checks submitted prior to 01 April 2023 and any subsequent challenges and appeals
• The VOA can alter the 2017 list up to 31 March 2024.  This allows the VOA to clear existing cases/reports and enables Billing Authorities to submit reports that have a retrospective element regarding the 2017 list.  If the VOA make any alterations to the 2017 list, they will advise the customer that they have the right to make a Check within 6 months of the alteration.
• A customer has the right to challenge the 2017 list on the grounds of a tribunal or court decision, provided a Check has been made by 30 September 2023.
• After 31 March 2024 the 2017 list may only be altered because of a challenge or appeal.

 

Subsidy Control

The new UK subsidy control regime commenced from 4 January 2023. The new regime enables public authorities, including devolved administrations and local authorities, to deliver subsidies that are tailored for local needs. Public authorities giving subsidies must comply with the UK’s international subsidy control commitments. The subsidy control legislation provides the framework for a new, UK-wide subsidy control regime.

Further information about subsidy control can be found on the gov.uk website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/subsidy-control-regime.

Hardship Relief

Hardship relief is a rate relief which may be awarded at the discretion of the Council to ratepayers who are suffering financial hardship in payment of their Business Rates.

Tameside MBC will only consider applications for hardship relief in exceptional circumstances from ratepayers whose business, if to cease trading would have a detrimental effect on the local community, for example, a  village shop which serves local residents.

If you feel that you may qualify for hardship relief please complete and return the attached
Hardship relief application form

Once the form has been received your application will be processed and you will be notified of the outcome.

Should you require any further information on hardship relief, please contact the Business Rates Service on 0161 342 2233 or by email at businessrates@tameside.gov.uk

 

Rating Advisors

Ratepayers do not have to be represented in discussions about the rateable value of their property or their rates bill. However, ratepayers who do wish to be represented should be aware that members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS—website www.rics.org.) and the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV—website www.irrv.org.uk.) are qualified and are regulated by rules of professional conduct designed to protect the public from misconduct.
Before you employ a rating adviser or company you should check that they have the necessary knowledge and expertise, as well as appropriate indemnity insurance. Take great care and, if necessary, seek further advice before entering into any contract.

 

Information Supplied with Demand Notices

Information relating to the relevant and previous financial years in regard to the gross expenditure of the local authority is available at www.tameside.gov.uk
A hard copy is available on request by writing to the Council or by telephone 0161 342 2233

 

Refund Overpayments

Overpaid Business Rates will only be processed directly to your bank account.  Email businessrates@tameside.gov.uk  quoting your reference number, name and address, contact details and the bank account where you wish the refund to be paid.
 

Supporting Small Business relief

The transitional relief scheme was introduced in 2017 to help those ratepayers who were faced with higher bills as a result of the revaluation. The scheme was due to end on 31 March 2022 when a revaluation was to take affect but this was delayed and in 2021 the government announced it would create a discretionary relief scheme for one year to give ratepayers the same level of relief as the original Supporting Small businesses scheme by extending the current transitional relief scheme and the supporting small business scheme for one year to the end of the current revaluation cycle that being the 31 March 2023.
For those businesses receiving 2017 supporting small business relief in 2022/23 your eligibility for the 2023 scheme will end on 31 March 2024.
At the Autumn Statement 2022 the government announced a new Supporting Small Business (SSB) relief scheme which will cap bill increases at £600 per year for any business losing eligibility for Small Business Rate Relief or Rural Rate Relief at the 2023 revaluation.
 
The scheme also provides support for those previously eligible for the 2022/23 SSB scheme and facing large increases in 2023/24 but in those cases for one further year only.
 
Further information about transitional arrangements can be found at: 
www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates.
This relief will be automatically applied to bills where businesses are eligible. If you have any queries regarding this relief scheme, please contact businessrates@tameside.gov.uk”
 

Business rates: implementation of green reliefs

At the Spring Statement on 23 March 2022, the Chancellor announced that the Government would bring forward from April 2023 to April 2022 a measure to support investment in green energy efficiency. The measure was a 100% relief for eligible low-carbon heat networks which have their own rates bill.

Pending the passage in Parliament of legislation making this relief mandatory, the heat network relief measure is being delivered using existing local government discretionary relief powers funded by the government for the financial year 2022/23.

The guidance for this scheme for 2022/23 can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-heat-network-relief-local-authority-guidance/business-rates-heat-network-relief-local-authority-guidance.

Given that the legislation will not be in place for 1 April 2023, this relief scheme will continue to be delivered in 2023/24 using existing local government discretionary relief powers. Government guidance is to follow.

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Freedom of Information

Business Rates Freedom of Information Requests

To download frequently requested Freedom of Information responses, please visit the Freedom of Information page.

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Reporting changes

We need to know of any changes that may affect the amount of business rates you pay, the most important one being when you move in and out of a property. If you need to notify us of either or both of these changes please complete our online form for reporting business rates changes.

Moving in

If you are moving into a business property in the Tameside area then you will need to register for business rates, please access our moving in form (0.13MB)

Moving out

If you are moving out of a business property in the Tameside area then you will need to notify us or order for us to amend your business rates account, access our moving out form (0.09MB)

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How to pay

Payments

You can pay your Business Rates by a number of methods.

Direct Debit mandate (0.07MB) for payment of Business Rates

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Contact Us

Please email us at businessrates@tameside.gov.uk or use the contact details below.