What are Business Rates?

Business Rates (National Non-Domestic Rates) are payable on all commercial properties.  This includes shops, offices, banks, hotels, factories and power stations.

Bills are sent out each year starting 1st April and they are usually payable by the occupier of the property.  

The rates payable are collected by Bassetlaw District Council and then paid over to Central Government.  In turn the money is given back to Councils based on a calculation by the Government.

Your Business Rates Explained

The 'Your Business Rates' leaflet is produced by

Bassetlaw District Council, and helps you understand how the Business Rates scheme works.  It explains more about Transitional Relief and Small Business Rates Relief, and how to appeal.

Contact your Business Rates Team

The Business Rates team are always pleased to help you with all your rates enquiries. If you require any assistance or a hard copy of any of our leaflets sending to you, then please give them a call on 01909 533460 or email customer.services@bassetlaw.gov.uk.  You can also fax us on 01909 534464.

In Business Rates, we want to make sure our information is accessible to all. Therefore the information we have can be made available in either:

• Large Print
• Braille
• Audio Cassette
• Minicom telephones
• Sign Language interpreters
• Induction Loop facilities

For those whose first language is not English, assistance can be obtained from the Council's translation and interpretation service. The telephone number is 01777 713885 and is a 24hr service.

Personal callers are welcome at the offices shown below. Our opening hours for the Worksop and Retford Offices are 8:40 am - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.