Paying Your Business Rates

View your Business Rates account balance.

Please select >> Council Tax Business Rates House or Garage Rent

You can pay online by Debit Card (if you are clearing the outstanding balance then Credit Cards are accepted) via our online payments facility.

Telephone

Payments using Credit and Debit cards can be made 24 hours a day using our automated telephone payment system.

Telephone 01233 330625 and follow the instructions. Please ensure you have your account or reference number when calling.

Direct Debit

If you wish to pay by direct debit please telephone our Revenues Service on 01233 331111 who can set the direct debit up over the telephone or send out a form. Alternatively, the form can be viewed and printed by clicking on the link: 

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BACS Transfer

You can make payments direct from your bank account by quoting Account Number: 74313363, Sort code: 60-01-21 and your Business Rates Account number as the Reference.

By Post

Please make cheques payable to Ashford Borough Council and send payments to Ashford Borough Council, P.O. Box 393, Ashford Kent TN23 1WB. Please include your  Business Rates reference number on the back of the cheque. If a receipt is required for your payment please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

Standing Order

If you choose this option you must make your own arrangements with your Bank or Building Society, which must be in accordance with the payment amounts and dates shown on your bill, ensuring they quote your account reference.

Is there anything else I need to know?

Please ensure that the correct reference number is quoted when using all methods of payment otherwise we may not be able to allocate the funds directly to your account.

If you decide to pay online, by standing order, or if you send a cheque through the post, it will take around 4 working days before we receive your payment. We do not know that you have paid until we receive your money and may start recovery action if you have paid later than the due date shown on your bill.

If you have forgotten to pay and your due date has passed, please pay immediately by debit card over the telephone.