Business rate, otherwise known as National Non-Domestic rate (NNDR) is a tax on properties that are not used for domestic purposes such as shops, factories and offices.

If your property is used for both domestic and non-domestic purposes part of it will be assessed for business rates and the other part for Council Tax, for example a public house.

Non-domestic rate or business rate is the way the users of non-domestic properties contribute towards the cost of providing services such as roads, the Police and the Fire Brigade.

The income from the non-domestic rate is paid into a national pool and redistributed between authorities in proportion to their adult population.

Business rate, together with Council Tax, helps us to pay for your services.