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YOUR GUIDE
     TO ECONOMIC
         GROWTH
INCLUDING BUSINESS RATES
               2020 - 2021
YOUR GUIDE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH - INCLUDING BUSINESS RATES 2020 2021 - Braintree District ...
Contact us                                    Contents
                                                                                                      WEBSITE:
                                                                                                      www.braintree.gov.uk
                                                                                                                                               5    Business News
                                                                                                      EMAIL:
                                                                                                      csc@braintree.gov.uk
                                                                                                                                               7    Meet the Economic
    How taking on an Apprentice                                                                       TELEPHONE:
                                                                                                      01376 552525
                                                                                                                                                    Development Team

    can benefit your local business                                                                   POST:
                                                                                                                                               8    Services to help your business

    Colchester Institute has officially launched                                                      Braintree District Council,
    its all-new Braintree Campus, now that the                                                        Causeway House,                          11   Business Rates
    final building – The Learning and Technology            “The Braintree Campus is now able
                                                                                                      Braintree, Essex CM7 9HB
    Centre is complete, and is ready to welcome             to deliver training for traditional
    potential students and Apprentices of all ages.         careers in carpentry, brickwork,
                                                            plumbing and electrical installation
                                                                                                      Connect with Braintree                   15   Making payments
    Since the introduction of the Apprenticeship            and as well across the disciplines        District Council
    Levy in 2017 in order to drive ambitious plans          of media, computer science and
    to create three million Apprenticeships in              business all under one roof – or two      Follow us @BraintreeDC
    England by 2020, there has been an increasing           roofs! The Campus can provide
    trend of businesses using Apprenticeships               education in all these vital sectors in   Follow us @BraintreeDC
    to upskill their existing staff.                        one place. While these subjects are
                                                            vastly different they are equally as
    Working collaboratively with employers
                                                            important in our society and the local
    to identify their training needs, CI Business
    Solutions at Colchester Institute is also
    finding that both Levy and non-levy
                                                            community going forward.”
                                                            Stuart Cadman,
                                                                                                       Solar Together
    employers are increasingly choosing to
    invest in training for staff already in place
                                                            Cadman Construction’s Managing Director    Essex
    through an Apprenticeship.                                                                         Solar Together is a group buying
                                                                                                       scheme, delivered by iChoosr which
                                                                                                       gives you the opportunity to buy high
         Are you a business wanting to hire an Apprentice?                                             quality solar panels at
                                                                                                       a highly competitive price.
    For more information, visit: colchester.ac.uk/apprenticeships
                                                                                                       Register from 23rd March 2020
                                                                                                       Auction on 27th April 2020
    In April, the Braintree Campus                                                                     Closure 27th June 2020
    is opening its doors to the local
                                                                                                       Find out more at
    community, as well as potential
                                                                                                       www.solartogether.co.uk
    students and Apprentices, to                                                                       or call 0800 048 8639
    have a look around during its
    Community Open Event, on
    Thursday 23rd April 2020,
    5pm-7pm.                                        To register or attend
                                                    this event, visit:      colchester.ac.uk

Better Careers Begin Here
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BUSINESS NEWS
                                                                                                                                                              Manor Street
    Businesses in the Braintree                                                                                                                               development means
    District win big at the                                                                                                                                   more visitors
                                                                                                                                                              An investment of £30 million

    BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
                                                                                                               FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT                       will go into the Manor Street
                                                                                                                                                              regeneration scheme in

    AWARDS ESSEX 2019
                                                                                                                                                              Braintree. This financial
                                                                                             Braintree set to become           Superfast broadband            backing by Braintree District
                                                                                             the first of over 100             boost for Braintree District   Council could create more
                                                                                             GRIDSERVE sites                   Superfast Essex is Essex       than 100 jobs. It is estimated
                                                                                             Braintree Electric Forecourt®,    County Council’s broadband     to bring at least 24,000
                                                                                                                               improvement programme,         more visitors into the town
Seven of the 16
                                                                                             to be located next to the
                                                                                             Horizon 120 Business &            increasing access to           centre each year, benefiting
                                                                                                                               superfast broadband (speeds
winners come from                                                                            Innovation Park in Great
                                                                                             Notley, will offer the world’s    of 30Mbps+) across the
                                                                                                                                                              businesses by adding more
                                                                                                                                                              than £3.5 million into the
the Braintree District!                                                                      fastest charging rates,
                                                                                             charging a typical electric
                                                                                                                               county. Thousands of homes
                                                                                                                               and businesses in Braintree
                                                                                                                                                              local economy. For more
                                                                                                                                                              information: www.braintree.
                                                                                             vehicle in less than 30           District have been fibre-
                                                                                                                                                              gov.uk/manorstreet
Huge congratulations to:                                                                     minutes. It’ll put Braintree at   enabled so far and lots more
                                                                                             the heart of the low-carbon       work is planned. Visit www.
                                            Davina Steel at Mannavida based in Halstead
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:                                                                       transport revolution. The         superfastessex.org/maps        Could being part of a
Barker Associates based in Braintree                                                         location of the forecourt         for property-level plans.      BID help your business
                                                                                             will offer direct access to                                      community?
EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION                                                                     major link roads, while also                                     A Business Improvement
& TECHNOLOGY:                                                                                capturing both regional and                                      District (BID) is a business-led
Coco Lighting Ltd based in Braintree.                                                        last mile travel for homes and                                   body formed to improve a
                                                                                             businesses.                                                      commercial area for trading
SME OF THE YEAR:                                                                                                                                              conditions. Braintree District
Alchemy Recruitment based in Braintree.                                                                                                                       Council is happy to support
                                                Barker Associates based in Braintree                                                                          any business interested
NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR:                                                                                                                                     in starting a BID. A great
Davina Steel at Mannavida                                                                                                                                     example can be found in
based in Halstead.                                                                                                                                            Witham where in 2004
                                                                                                                                                              a local group of businesses
FAMILY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR:
                                                                                             Be a part of Visit                                               formed a network to
Tuffon Hall Vineyard based                                                                                                                                    support business growth.
in Castle Hedingham.                                                                         Braintree District
                                                                                                                               Aspiring entrepreneurs         In 2009 they formed Witham
                                                                                             From visitor attractions and
                                                                                                                               can bring their business       Industrial Watch which
CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE                                                                  independent shops to local
AWARD                                                                                        events and things to do,          ideas to life                  successfully achieved
                                              Community Dental Services CIC in Essex                                                                          Business BID status for
Community Dental Services CIC in Essex.                                                      you’ll be able to find it all     Young entrepreneurs have
                                                                                             under one roof as part of         a fantastic chance to set up   Witham’s industrial estates.
                                                                                             www.visitbraintreedistrict.com    their own business thanks to   Sixteen years later and more
LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE YEAR:
                                                                                                                               a new funding programme.       than 375 businesses are part
Community Dental Services CIC in Essex.                                                      The website is an opportunity
                                                                                                                                                              of the BID. Witham Industrial
                                                                                             for local businesses to have      Open to those aged 16-30,
                                                                                             their own listing and add         the fund seeks to encourage    Watch mitigates risks for
                                                                                             their upcoming events. If you     young people within the        businesses within the area
                                                                                             have any local events coming      Braintree District to pursue   through funding initiatives.
                                                                                             up or would like to list your     their business venture.        Find out more:
                                                                                             business, please send the         www.braintree.gov.uk/yep       www.withamindustrial
                                          Coco Lighting Ltd based     Tuffon Hall Vineyard   details across via tourism@                                      watch.co.uk
                                               in Braintree             based in Castle      braintree.gov.uk
                                                                          Hedingham                                                                                                        5
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Meeting the people behind                                                                         Meet the Team
    our district’s businesses!
    Over the past year we have enjoyed visiting a number of businesses in our district.
    It has been wonderful to find out more about the people behind the innovation,
                    skill and expertise we have on our doorstep.

             This year we have met businesses such as:

    P & P TECHNOLOGY              BRAINTREE-BASED                     J’ADORE BRIDAL                                                                          Jessica Crook, Cllr Tom Cunningham,
      BASED IN SIBLE                FR SHADBOLT                         BOUTIQUE IN                                                                           Danielle Putt and Leanda Cable
        HEDINGHAM                    & SONS LTD                         COGGESHALL

      Formed in 1989 by a           An established specialist         Owners Linda Thomson
                                                                                                    Our Economic Development Team
  small group of engineers
  it is now one of Europe’s
                                       manufacturer of high-
                                       performance painted
                                                                       and Heidi Jacobs have
                                                                   worked in the bridal industry
                                                                                                    is here to help you and your business
    leading manufacturers            and veneered doors and           for many years and have
    of radio frequency and        doorsets, fire and acoustic      recently launched their own      They work across several key priorities
electromagnetic interference    doors and doorsets, and wall        luxury Bridalwear Boutique      including skills, business support and
  shielding products! John         panels. It continues to be         in the beautiful village of   engagement, town centres, tourism and                   Sign up to receive our
Castle, Managing Director of
     P&P Technology said:
                                  at the forefront of technical
                                      development. Director
                                                                       Coggeshall. Linda said:
                                                                     “Coggeshall is the perfect
                                                                                                    infrastructure.
                                                                                                                                                             business newsletter
                                                                                                    They can help your business in a number
“We contacted the Economic         Alysa Shadbolt said: “Our               location for us.
                                                                                                    of ways:
                                                                                                                                                            www.braintree.gov.uk/
    Development Team at
  Braintree District Council
                                  employees are at the heart
                                   of our business, so we are
                                                                   It offers a wonderful setting
                                                                  for brides choosing their ideal   1. Help you find funding for your business.
                                                                                                                                                                tellmemore
 after seeing a case study of    proud to invest in them and        dress but it is also home to

                                                                                                                                                                          tellme
how they can help to support      their skills set. We abide by    lovely venues, eateries, and     2. Match you to business support and
     local businesses. Our      the ethos that my grandfather       a vineyard. We are working         mentoring opportunities.

                                                                                                                                                                          more
  business has seen strong        worked by when he started         with other local businesses     3. Visit you to find out more about your
growth within our sector and     the business 135 years ago,        to promote all the wedding         business and what challenges you face.
 we are looking to expand in     that as a family business we          related businesses we
        the near future.”           look after our staff and in              have here.”            4. Promote your business as part of our new
                                      turn, trust them to look                                         tourism website.
                                        after our business.”
                                                                                                    Whether you have an existing business here
                                                                                                    in the Braintree District or if you are setting off
                                                                                                    on a new venture, we’re totally committed to
                                                                                                    helping you on your journey.
                                                                                                                                                          Help us help you
                                                                                                    Contact our Economic Development Team                 Complete our survey here:
                                                                                                    on economicd@braintree.gov.uk
                                                                                                    or 01376 552525.
                                                                                                                                                          www.braintree.gov.uk/
                                                                                                                                                          businesssupportsurvey
                                                                                                    Join our closed Facebook page – just search
                                                                                                    for ‘Braintree District Businesses’.
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We can help                                                                               Waste Collection
  your business...                                                                  Commercial waste collections                              Recycling Collections
                                                                                    are not covered by the
                                                                                                                                              Who doesn’t want to get
                                                                                    Business Rates, but we can
                                                                                                                                              more for less? Find out how
                                                                                    offer a highly competitive,
    Building Control                                                                reliable, waste collection
                                                                                    service tailored to suit your
                                                                                                                                              your business can reduce
                                                                                                                                              and recycle more of its
                                                                                                                                              waste, saving you money
                                                                                    business needs. We have
                                                                                                                                              and reducing your carbon
                                 Building Control Services:                         many years of experience                                                                  We’re happy to quote for sole
                                                                                                                                              footprint into the bargain.
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With over 60 years’                                                                 and a proven track record of                                                              traders, small, medium and
                                 • Local knowledge and 		                           success, so contact us for a                              For more information            large businesses alike.
experience of working                                                                                                                         and a free ‘no obligation’
within the Braintree               advice                                           quote now and see how we
                                                                                    can help you.                                             quote, please complete the      Go on … give us a go
District, our Building           • Same day site inspection                                                                                   Commercial Waste form           … you’ll be glad you did.
Control Team can offer           • Plans approval                                                                                             on our website at
a friendly and personal                                                                                                                       www.braintree.gov.uk/cwquote
                                 • Dangerous structure
service.
                                   inspection
                                 • Demolition notices

                                                                                          Grounds Maintenance
     Creative Communications                                                         They say you never get
                                                                                                                                              We offer a wide range of
                                                                                                                                              specialist services (on a
                                                                                                                                              one-off or regular basis)
                                                                                     a second chance to make
                                                                                     a first impression.                                      including grass/hedge
                                 Our team can design and print a range                                                                        cutting, planting &
Our graphic design                                                                  Let us help you create the                                maintenance of shrubs and
                                 of products at competitive prices:
and print service has                                                               right impression by ensuring                              borders, gritting and snow
a dedicated team with            • Corporate brandings                              that your grounds are safe,                               clearance, sports grounds
over 20 years’ experience,       • Flyers                                           welcoming and attractive.                                 maintenance, sweeping,
offering a high standard                                                                                                                      graffiti removal and more.
                                 • Posters
of graphics and print
finishing at affordable          • Business cards
prices.                          • Pull-up banners
                                 •
                                 •
                                   Digital scanning
                                   Brochures
                                                                                          Pest Control                                        The rules relating to the
                                                                                                                                              safe use of rodenticide have
                                 • Binding                                                                                                    changed requiring extra care.
                                 • Colour copying                                     Keep your business                                      Our Pest Officers are trained
                                 • Mailing                                            premises free of pests:                                 to the latest standards and
                                                                                                                                              will ensure compliance with
                                 • Plan printing                                      • Rats/mice                                             the safe use of poisons.
                                   (colour & mono)
                                                                                      • Wasps/hornets                                         Please contact the Pest
                                 • Exhibitions                                                                                                Control Team for information.

                                For more information on our services, please email csc@braintree.gov.uk or call 01376 552525
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Unique Advertising
                  Opportunities                                                                BUSINESS RATES
                           in   the Braintree District
                                                                                             We don’t decide how much you have to pay in business rates.
                                           •   roundabouts                               It’s based on the rental value of your property - set by a Government
                                           •   billboards                                      organisation called the Valuation Office Agency - multiplied
                                           •   publications                                                by a figure set by the Government.

                                           •   car park posters                               Find out more at www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates

                                           •   internal screensavers
                                           •   e-newsletters                                                                                                        £

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                                           Contact us
                                                               business to business
                                           Braintree District Council,
                                           Causeway House, Braintree,                               Rental value            Figure set by the                  Your business
                                           Essex CM7 9HB                                          of your property            Government                         rates bill
                                           E: sales@braintree.gov.uk
                                           W: www.braintree.gov.uk/sponsorship
                                           T: 01376 552525
                                                                                      Collection Rates                                          Business Rates
                                                                                      The business rate collection rate                         collected in the
                                                                                      for 2018/19 was 99.05%.                                   Braintree District
            BRAINTREE                               BRAINTREE                         In monetary terms, the Council
       TOWN HALL                                 CONFERENCING                         collected £43 million out of £43.41
                                                                                      million due under the precept.
                                                                                                                                         12%
                                                                                                                                         Braintree

                 ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR:
                                               FACILITIES AVAILABLE                                                                      District Council
                                                                                      The Council will continue to collect
                       MEETINGS                    • Practical meeting rooms          outstanding sums owed until full
                                                                                                                                         88%
                                                                                                                                         Government, Essex
                       TRAINING                         • Full equipment              collection has been achieved.                      County Council and
                    TEAM BUILDING                    • Free on-site parking                                                              Essex Fire & Rescue
                                                                                      At the time of publication, the                    Authority
                      INTERVIEWS
                                                                                      projected Business Collection Rate
                                                                                      for 2019/20 was approximately 98.6%.               The estimated amount of business rates,
                    All on your doorstep                                                                                                 after mandatory and discretionary reliefs,
                                                                                                                                         to be collected in 2020/21 is £42.71 million.
                                                                                                                                         The Council expects to retain £5.19 million
                                                                                                                                         of this amount.
                                           www.braintree.gov.uk/
        www.braintreetownhall.co.uk        braintreeenterprisecentre

     01376 557776 thc@braintree.gov.uk         braintreeenterprisecentre
                                                                                         Our Business Rates Team can be contacted on busrates@braintree.gov.uk or call 01376 557788
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Find out if you are entitled to business rate relief
Small Business                                   Discretionary                                     Charitable and                                    Rural Rate Relief
Rate Relief                                      Business Rate Relief                              Discretionary                                     The occupier of a general store or
                                                                                                                                                     post office may be entitled to rate
Ratepayers who are not entitled
to other mandatory relief or are
                                                 The Council’s Discretionary Business
                                                 Rate Relief is to support the ‘hardest
                                                                                                   Rate Relief                                       relief if the rateable value is £8,500
                                                                                                                                                     or less, and the settlement has less
liable for unoccupied property                   hit businesses’ impacted by the                   Charities and registered Community                than 3,000 people.
rates and occupy a property with                 2017 Revaluation. The scheme has                  Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) are
                                                 been designed to focus support                    entitled to 80% mandatory relief                  Occupiers of the sole public house
a rateable value which is below
                                                 on local trading businesses and to                where the property is occupied by the             or filling station with rateable values
£51,000 will (subject to a small                                                                                                                     of £12,500 or less could be entitled
number of exemptions) have their                 exclude those businesses that are                 charity or a CASC. Braintree District
                                                 part of national chains. The scheme               Council has discretion to give further            to rate relief. Relief is given at 50%
bills calculated using the lower                                                                                                                     of the full charge and the Council
small business non-domestic rating               operates for four years from 2017/18              discretionary relief up to 20% on top of
                                                                                                                                                     uses its discretion to remit the
multiplier, rather than the national             but the level of support awarded will             the 80% mandatory relief. The Council             remaining 50%. The Council also
non-domestic rating multiplier.                  reduce each year.                                 is also able to grant discretionary               have discretion to remit part or all of
                                                                                                   charity relief up to 100% to non-profit           the rate bill on other properties in a
In addition, generally, if the sole or                                                             making organisations and clubs.                   qualifying rural settlement of 3,000
main property is shown on the rating
                                                 Retail Relief                                                                                       people or fewer, if the rateable value
list with a rateable value of less than
£12,000 the ratepayer will receive               Retail Relief was introduced by
                                                                                                   Pub Relief                                        is £12,500 or less and the authority is
                                                                                                   The Government has re-introduced                  satisfied that the property is used for
100% relief. If the property has a               Central Government for 2019/20 and
                                                                                                   this relief for 2020-21 only. Relief of           a purpose which benefits the local
rateable value between £12,000 and               2020/21 to benefit retail properties
                                                 with a rateable value of less than                £1,000 will be available to public                community.
£15,000, the ratepayer will receive
                                                 £51,000 that are wholly or mainly                 houses with a rateable value of less
relief based on a sliding scale
between 100% and 0%.                             being used as shops, restaurants,                 than £100,000. Where pubs are part                Rating of Unoccupied
Generally, this percentage reduction
                                                 cafes or drinking establishments.
                                                 The relief awarded for 2020/21 will
                                                                                                   of a chain, relief will be assessed
                                                                                                   on receipt of an application form to              Non-Domestic
(relief) is only available to ratepayers
who occupy either -
                                                 be extended from one third to 50% of
                                                 the bill after any mandatory and other
                                                                                                   ensure compliance with State Aid
                                                                                                   requirements.
                                                                                                                                                     Properties
(a) one property, or                             discretionary reliefs have been applied.                                                            The unoccupied exemption applies
(b) one main property and other 		               The relief will be allocated automatically        Supporting Small                                  to the property, not the liable person/
                                                                                                                                                     company.
                                                                                                   Business Relief
    additional properties providing 		           to the majority of businesses except
                                                 in instances where the business                                                                     The owner of a non-domestic property
    those additional properties each 		                                                                                                              becomes liable to unoccupied rates
                                                 is run by a national chain. An                    Supporting Small Business Relief
    have a rateable value which does             application form will be sent in these                                                              when the whole hereditament has
    not exceed £2,899 and the total                                                                (SSB) was introduced by Central
                                                 cases to seek confirmation that State             Government with the aim to help                   been unoccupied for a continuous
    rateable value of all of the                 Aid limits will not be breached.                                                                    period of 3 months, or in the case of
    properties is less than £20,000.                                                               those ratepayers who, as a result of              industrial property, 6 months.
                                                 For more information about the type               the 2017 Revaluation, lost some or
                                                 of retail business which may be                   all of their small business or rural rate         If you become liable for a property
                                                 entitled to this relief please visit              reliefs. The scheme operates for up               which was previously unoccupied
                                                 www.braintree.gov.uk/businessrates                to five years from 2017/18.                       for 2 months, you will only be eligible

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for 1 further month exemption if the
property remains unoccupied.
A change of ownership will not give
                                                Before you employ a Rating Adviser,
                                                you should check that they have the
                                                necessary knowledge and expertise
                                                                                                                      Making Payments
rise to a new period of exemption               as well as the appropriate indemnity
and the unoccupied charge is currently
100% of the occupied charge.
                                                insurance. Take great care and                       Visit www.braintree.gov.uk/businessrates
                                                if necessary, seek further advice                    · Pay your business rates
There are some exemptions from
the unoccupied rate. For the full list
                                                before entering into any contract.                   · Sign up for Open Portal to pay and view your bills
                                                                                                       online securely
                                                                                                                                                                    do it online
please visit www.braintree.gov.uk/
businessrates
                                                Information                                          · Check your business rates balance

Appeals Against                                 Supplied with                                      Direct Debit                                   Payment by Standing Order/
Business Rate bills                             Demand Notices                                     Approximately two thirds of our business
                                                                                                   rate customers use Direct Debit to pay their
                                                                                                                                                  Bank Transfer
                                                Information relating to the relevant                                                              Please ensure you quote our bank details:
If you disagree with the amount you                                                                bill each month.                               Sort Code 30-00-02, Account Number
are asked to pay, because you are               and previous financial years in
                                                regard to the gross expenditure of                 It is easy to arrange, simply call             00825110. You will also need to give your
not the liable person, you feel that                                                               01376 557755 and provide your bank             Business Rates account reference number
you are entitled to some type of                the local authority, is available at
                                                                                                   account number, sort code and Business         which you will find on your latest bill, in the
relief, or that the property should be          www.braintree.gov.uk                               Rates account reference number which           reference box.
exempt, please contact the Business                                                                you will find on your latest bill and

                                                Need more
Rates team on 01376 557788.                                                                        we will do the rest.
For Appeals against your Rateable
                                                                                                                                                  Business Rates Instalments
Value, please contact the Valuation
Office Agency National Helpline on
                                                information?                                                                                      Payment of Business Rate bills is automatically
03000 501501.                                   From 1st April 2017, local authorities                                                            set on a 10-monthly cycle. However, you
                                                are no longer required to provide                                                                 are entitled to spread these payments over
                                                                                                   Debit/Credit Card payments
Rating Advisers                                 individual copies of explanatory
                                                notes when bills are issued but you                You can use our website to make a
                                                                                                                                                  12 months. If you wish to take up this offer
                                                                                                                                                  call the Business Rates team.
Ratepayers do not have to be                    can find more explanatory notes on                 payment with your debit/credit card or you
represented in discussions about                our website www.braintree.gov.                     can call our automated card line on 01376
rateable value or their rates bill.             uk/businessrates. A hard copy is                   557894 which is available 24 hours a day.
Appeals against rateable values can             available by writing to the Council                                                                      PLEASE REMEMBER
be made free of charge. However,                or by calling us on 01376 557788.                                                                       If you do not make payments by the
ratepayers who do wish to be                                                                       Online banking                                        due dates, we will issue a reminder
                                                                                                                                                           notice. The maximum number of
represented should be aware that
                                                                                                   If you are making a payment using your                 reminders you may receive in any
members of the Royal Institution of                    Apply for small business                    bank’s website, please ensure you quote               financial year is two. If the second
Chartered Surveyors (RICS – website                   charitable and discretionary                 our bank details: Sort Code 30-00-02,              reminder remains unpaid, a summons
www.rics.org) and the Institute of                                                                 Account Number 00825110. You will                       will be issued and cost incurred.
                                                           rate relief online at
Revenues, Rating and Valuation                                                                     also need to quote your Business Rates                Problems paying? Remember, we
(IRRV – website www.irrv.org.uk) are                 www.braintree.gov.uk/raterelief               account number which you will find on your           are here to help you. Please contact
qualified and are regulated by rules                                                               latest bill, in the reference box.                    us if you cannot pay your Business
of professional conduct designed to                            do itwww.braintree.gov.uk
                                                                      online                                                                                Rates. Do not wait until you are
protect the public from misconduct.                                                                                                                    in debt as this makes it more difficult
                                                                                                                                                                 to sort the problem out.

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Handy Contacts
         For further information contact:
           Business Rates Team
         Causeway House, Braintree,
                                                                                      visit
              Essex CM7 9HB                                                       BRAINTREE
               01376 557788
         busrates@braintree.gov.uk                                                DISTRICT
           Valuation Office Agency
          Telephone: 0300 0501 501
               www.gov.uk/voa

 Please keep us informed
    Tell the Business Rates Team on
01376 557788 if you move or sell a property.
 It is important that you tell us straight away
    of any changes in your circumstances,

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       particularly if you are claiming any
         type of relief to which you may
              no longer be entitled.
         We rely on accurate information
          from Business Rate payers.

 do it online                                                                          NEW
 Manage your Business Rates                                                            W EB SI T E
    bill online, it’s quick
       and easy to do
                                                                 www.visitbraintreedistrict.com
                                                                         @visitbraintreedistrict
 As well as paying your bill
 online, you can:                                                         www.facebook.com/
                                                                        visitbraintreedistrict
     3    view your bill
     3    request a copy bill
     3    check your balance
     3    see all payments made                             If you require this leaflet
     3    check your next payment due                       in an alternative format,
        For more information
visit: braintree.gov.uk/openportal
                                                           please call 01376 557755

16                             Information correct at time of print, February 2020.
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