BusinessRateChecker

BusinessRateChecker is a connector for chartered surveyors and other property and tax professionals. It gives access to a database of business rates data across England and Wales, taken directly from the Valuation Office Agency (part of HMRC) and from the published decisions of the Valuation Tribunal. The data is enriched with information from other sources, including councils' published ratepayer lists, the Food Standards Agency, Energy Performance Certificates and OpenStreetMap. Users get a full view of commercial property rates across England and Wales.

Ask about any business property by address or postcode for its rateable value, how the Valuation Office built it (floor areas, rates per square metre, extras), an estimated bill, its rating history and whether a Check or Challenge has been decided. Our overpayment check compares it with similar properties and with the Valuation Office's own valuation scheme, and says plainly when a challenge would be weak.

Search and rank the properties in any area, break an area down by street, sector or property type, and follow the Valuation Office's monthly changes by council and sector. See over 3,000 tribunal appeal decisions in England since 2020, including which succeeded, which failed and how far values were cut, and which surveying firms represent ratepayers most often and how they fared.

A free guide explains bills, multipliers and reliefs in England and Wales, and the Check, Challenge and Appeal process and its deadlines, with official sources. It needs no account.

Free during the beta, with a monthly usage limit. Every tool is read-only. Overpayment checks are indicative estimates from comparable evidence, not valuations or advice, and every answer carries the data date and the Valuation Office licence terms. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not covered.