Help with the 2026 business rates revaluation
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-26)

Find out about the 2026 revaluation, how to find your current and future business rates valuations and what to do if you think your valuation is wrong.

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) updates the rateable values of non-domestic properties in England and Wales every three years. This is known as a revaluation. Revaluation helps to redistribute the amount paid in business rates (https://www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates) across sectors and regions.

Watch a video to find out why your business rates might be changing.

Why might my business rates be changing? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0geR1hi4vU).

Rateable values are based on how much it would cost to rent a property for a year on a set valuation date. For the 2026 revaluation, that date is 1 April 2024. New rateable values will come into effect on 1 April 2026, but there are actions you can take to prepare.

Your rateable value is not the amount you have to pay. Local councils use rateable values to calculate business rates bills.

Find your business rates valuation

Watch a video on understanding your business rates valuation.

Understanding your business rates valuation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbXy7JLUvlo).

You can view your property’s current and future rateable value by:
- signing in to your business rates valuation account (https://www.gov.uk/business-rates-valuation-account) — find out how to register for an account (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-for-the-service)
- using the find a business rates valuation tool (https://www.gov.uk/find-business-rates)
You can also:
- check how your rateable value was calculated
- compare your property’s rateable value to similar properties
- get an estimate of how much your business rates bill might be from 1 April 2026
How properties are valued

Find out how the VOA values properties for business rates (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-non-domestic-property-including-plant-and-machinery-is-valued).

Watch a video on how the VOA measures properties.

How we measure properties for business rates (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1eeK9cuIEs)

If you think your valuation is wrong

You cannot challenge your future valuation until 1 April 2026. If you think the property details used in your 2026 valuation are wrong, you can tell the VOA by raising a check case (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/confirm-your-property-details) against your 2023 valuation. Any changes made to your property details following your check case will carry over to your 2026 valuation. You need to add your property (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/add-your-property-to-your-account) to your business rates valuation account before you can raise a check case.

You will not be able to make changes to your previous valuation once your new valuation comes into effect on 1 April 2026. You have until 31 March 2026 to raise a check case against your 2023 valuation.

Watch a video to find out how to tell the VOA you think your property details are wrong.

How to check if you think your business rates valuation is wrong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcuR2Z5eptI).

Appointing an agent

You can manage your business rates yourself or appoint an agent (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/appoint-an-agent) to deal with the VOA on your behalf.

Read guidance on choosing a business rates agent (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/choosing-a-business-rates-agent) or watch a video.

Choosing a business rates agent checklist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFcoktWT5wI).