Business Rates

Business Rates, also called non-domestic rates (NDR), are charged on properties not used for domestic purposes such as shops, factories, hotels and offices.

Business Rates are collected by us on behalf of central government.

The money goes into a pool which is distributed to all councils across the country based on their population.

We collect about £20 million a year in business rates from 2,400 business properties in our town. We receive £3.9 million back from the central government pool which helps to fund our Council services.

In this section...

• Rate relief for charities and not-for-profit organisations

• Unoccupied property discounts

• Business Rates payment options

You are at: www.eastbourne.gov.uk/businessrates