Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99864

Business Rates

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for business rate bills to be issued for 2026-27; and what is the timetable for appeals against the new draft valuations published on 25 November 2025.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Local councils are responsible for the timing and issuing of business rates bills, typically these are sent in February or March for the following tax year. New valuations cannot be formally challenged until they come into force on 1 April 2026. Until the...
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