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    My understanding is that there is a thought, soon to be a consultation so I believe where businesses other than established ones in permanent premises "may" be charged business rates.


    Here is some info:

    "If the trader has a licence to trade in the same location or 'pitch' then this will be deemed to be their 'hereditament' and it will then be the Valuer's decision whether to calculate a Rateable Value (RV) on the pitch and subsequently it will then be the Council's responsibility to bill the customer.

    A hereditament is where a person has actual, beneficial and exclusive occupation to a location and is not transitory. There must be a degree of permanency but not necessary total exclusiveness.

    The District Valuer will assess the value of the location (which is likely to be based on our licence fee) and then make a demand for business rate to collect. The rates will be about 42p in the pound.

    Any customer with a sole business that is small can then apply for Small Business Rate Relief which will reduce their final billing amount - a sole trader can have two (or more) address locations and still be eligible to receive SBRR depending on the combined RV totals - this must not exceed the current RV limit of £12,000.

    In effect this means that if this was to go ahead each of our 5 traders would have to pay an additional £92 per year in rates.

    There is a right of appeal against either the assessment in its own right or the calculations specifically

    It does raise other questions as to the position of markets in the area such as Union Road Deal & The Market Square Dover. Although it is unlikely that the traders would be liable it may be that the organisers might be."

    This last bit about markets, could be a problem for who ever runs Deal market and the Dover Chamber of Commerce, who are responsible for ours.

    So Keith, you can let Bobby know that he can appeal - I'm surprised this has come in so soon - it does sound as if it is arbitrary; I wonder if the local Chambers of Commerce have been advised of this ? - Barry ?




    Roger

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