The rateable value of non-domestic property is fixed in most cases by an independent valuation officer of the Valuation Office Agency All non-domestic property is re-valued every five years.
From 1st April 2005 the rateable value of a property represents its annual open market rental value as at 1st April 2003.
The revaluation is not aimed at changing the amount of money collected nationally, but to make sure that individual rateable values reflect the changes that have taken place in the property market since the last revaluation in 2000.
The values of all property in respect of which rates are payable to your council are shown in the local rating list, a copy of which may be inspected at the Chester Local Valuation Office or at the Council Offices, 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port.
Further information about appeal arrangements and using ratings advisor's is available from:
Business Rates Unit
Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council
4 Civic Way
Ellesmere Port
CH65 0BE
Telephone: 0151 356 6852
email; business.rates@epnbc.gov.uk
