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  • Non domestic rating

    Topics:
    • Property rating
    Land & Property Services (LPS) is responsible for the billing and collection of rates in Northern Ireland. 

    What are rates?

    Rates are a property tax used to fund services at both local (your council) and regional (NI Assembly) levels.

    Business rates are a rate for all non domestic properties, such as offices, factories and shops. If you use a building or part of a building for business, you will probably have to pay business rates.

    More information is available on the nibusinessinfo website.

    • Business rates

    More in this topic

    • Land & Property Services (LPS) data available online
    • Non-domestic - removal of Freight Transport Relief (Draft Regulatory Impact Assessment Screening Exercise)
    • Consultation on Domestic and Non-Domestic rating measures to support budget sustainability draft impact screening assessments
    • Revenue Raising NI Consultations

    Related to Non domestic rating

    Most recent publications

    • LPS Rating publications

      Published 27 March 2025
    • Consultation on Non-domestic and Domestic rating measures to support budget sustainability by raising additional revenue - consultation responses

      Published 25 September 2024
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Supplementary Consultation on Domestic Rating Measures

      Published 29 January 2025 Consultation closed
    • Consultation on Non-domestic and Domestic rating measures to support budget sustainability by raising additional revenue

      Published 7 November 2023 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Business ratepayers urged to submit information for Reval2023

      Published 4 October 2021
    • Over 25,000 businesses benefitting from 100% rate relief - Murphy

      Published 4 August 2020
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department of Finance including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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