Check Your Business Rates in Under a Minute
A quick eligibility check for UK businesses - Whether you want to check business rates on a shop, office, or restaurant, our free checker gives you an instant result.
Check eligibilityHow the eligibility check works
Handled by RICS-regulated UK rating surveyors — 57% of challenges secure a reduction.
Handled by RICS-regulated UK rating surveyors — 57% of challenges secure a reduction.
Unlock the Full Business Rates Review Dashboard
One-off £29 — instant access, no waiting for a callback.
A simple check before you do anything else
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Takes less than 2 minutes
You'll need your postcode and rateable value. We use this to check whether your property may be over-assessed.
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No obligation
This is an eligibility check only. If your property doesn't look suitable for an appeal, nothing is submitted.
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Handled by specialists
If your property looks eligible, the details are passed to an independent UK rating surveyors who handle the appeal process end-to-end.
Why businesses use this check
- Handled by RICS-regulated UK rating surveyors — 57% of challenges secure a reduction.
Cases that go forward are handled by RICS-regulated UK rating surveyors, not by us.
- No win, no fee.
If a review goes ahead, you only pay professional fees if a reduction in rateable value or a backdated refund is secured. No upfront costs.
- Every council in England.
Business rates data for all 296 English billing authorities, covering 2,013,470 rated properties.
State of Business Rates in England 2026
The 2026 revaluation raised England's total rateable value by 19.6%
To £81.84bn on the 2026 list, across 2,013,470 properties. It didn't rise evenly: East of England's total rose 18.3% while the North East's rose 17.8%, and London's average rateable value (£64,921) is more than two and a half times the North East's (£24,511).
Our report ranks all nine regions and 296 councils.
- England, change in total rateable value
- +19.6%
- East of England, change in total
- +18.3%
- North East, change in total
- +17.8%
- London, average rateable value, March 2026
- £64,921
Business rates by area
All 296 councils →- WestminsterLondon£2,011.5m
- BirminghamWest Midlands£425.6m
- CamdenLondon£664.3m
- North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber£211.2m
- Buckinghamshire UASouth East£205.4m
- LeedsYorkshire and The Humber£363.5m
- HackneyLondon£183.5m
- Cornwall UASouth West£167.4m
- ManchesterNorth West£418.4m
- West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£232.1m
- Durham UANorth East£133.3m
- Central Bedfordshire UAEast of England£125.8m
Sector-Specific Reviews
Business rates assessments vary by sector. You can explore sector-specific review guidance below:
Business Rates Guides & Resources
Explore detailed guidance on business rates valuation, appeals and review processes:
Questions about the service
Is this really free?
Yes. The eligibility check is free and instant, and the optional specialist review is free too, with no obligation to proceed. The only paid item is the £29 Premium Dashboard, which is optional.
What happens after I submit my details?
An independent UK rating specialist reviews your property details, confirms whether an appeal is worthwhile, and explains the next steps clearly. There is no obligation to proceed.
Do you handle the appeal yourselves?
No. We are not the HMRC Valuation Office and we don't submit appeals. We provide an initial eligibility assessment and connect suitable cases with specialist surveyors, who manage the process end-to-end.
Is there any obligation to proceed?
None. You can stop at the free check, after the specialist review, or at any point before a formal Check is submitted.
What if my rateable value is already fair?
The check will say so. Around this rateable value Small Business Rate Relief may already reduce your bill, and the result tells you that rather than pushing you to appeal.