Business rates: Occupying, leaving or vacating a property
How your business rates are affected if you occupy, leave, or vacate a property and how to inform Land and Property Services of changes.
Moving into a new business property
When you move into your new property, you must to let them know, otherwise you may receive a backdated rate bill. You can also advise them of how you wish to pay your rate bill.
Moving into a newly built business property
If you are moving into newly built premises, you must . A valuer will come out to assess your property. A rate bill will then be issued based on this valuation. You should be aware that failure to inform LPS could lead to the issue of a backdated rate bill.
You can , or you can .
This is a writable document, which means that you can complete it on screen and send it as an attachment by email to print and send to the . You can also print and post it to LPS using the address on the form.
Leaving your old business property
When you move out of your property, you must . You should have your Account ID, Ratepayer ID, and details of the new owners or people in your property to hand.
Alternatively, you can use the online form to such as personal information, billing address for your rate bill, notification of a ratepayer's death, or change the assessment period for your rate account.
Further information
If you have a query regarding business rates, .