Business (or Non Domestic) Rates

Ratable Value / Rating or Valuation Lists

Rateable Value

Every non-domestic property is valued for rating purposes on the basis of its rental value and your Non-Domestic Rate Bill will show you what the rateable value of your property is. This is carried out by the Valuation Officer, an officer of the independent government agency. You can contact him at The Valuation Officer, Folkestone Office, Palting House, Trinity Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 2TP, telephone 01303 852901, or visit the Valuation Office website.

If you are not happy with the Rateable Value assigned by that officer you may appeal against the value as detailed in the Making An Appeal section. The rateable value of every property is shown in the Rating or Valuation List.

Rating or Valuation List

This is a list of every non-domestic property that has been given a Rateable Value and it is updated every five years. The current List came into effect on 1 April 2005 and reflected the hypothetical rental value of a property as it would have been on 1 April 2003. It is a public document and can be seen at the Valuation Officer's web site at http://www.voa.gov.uk/. A hard copy is also held at the Council's main offices at 13 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone and will be included on the our website at a later date.