Business Rates
Your Scottish business premises, rateable value, reliefs and rates bill — including changes following the 2026 revaluation.
Scotland · Business bills & rates
Understand your bills.
Know your next step.
Have your business costs changed? Simply UK Claims reviews Business Rates, Electricity, Gas and Water charges to identify issues, explain your position and, where the evidence supports it, pursue correction or recovery.
Request a Business ReviewSee our feesBusiness rates changed in 2026
Has your rateable value — or your rates bill — changed?
Scotland’s revaluation took effect on 1 April 2026, updating rateable values across commercial property. Changes to your valuation, rates and reliefs can affect what your business pays.
A higher bill can have a valid explanation. A review helps you understand the figures, check whether the valuation reflects your premises and consider whether the right reliefs have been applied.
Request a Business ReviewWhat we review
Four areas. One clear starting point.
Business costs can be complex. A change in your premises, contract or billing can be worth a closer look. We help businesses understand the charges and the evidence behind them.
Electricity
Commercial electricity bills, meter readings, unit rates and standing charges, checked against the supporting contract.
Gas
Commercial gas bills, estimated readings and contractual charges, to understand how your costs have been calculated.
Water
Commercial water and drainage charges, the basis of your bill and whether it reflects your business premises.
How it works
A clear route from question to next step
01 / Request a Business Review
Tell us what you’d like reviewed
Contact us about your business and the costs you would like to understand. We arrange a Business Review with a Business Review Specialist.
02 / Understand your options
Agree what to review
We discuss the position with you, confirm the areas to examine and explain the review options, scope and fee. You receive the terms and authority documents so you can decide how to proceed.
03 / Instruct us to proceed
Get a clear explanation
Once you accept the instruction and arrange payment, we prepare your file for the agreed assessment. We explain what the evidence shows. If no issue is identified, we explain why. Where there are grounds for action, we explain the options and pursue the correction or recovery you authorise.
Fees explained
A clear fee for your review
Your assessment fee covers a document-based review of the matters agreed with you. We confirm the scope and price before you instruct us.
| Review matters | Assessment fee |
|---|---|
| 1 | £350 + VAT |
| 2 | £495 + VAT |
| 3 | £645 + VAT |
| 4 | £795 + VAT |
| 5 or more | Bespoke quote |
Business Rates, Electricity, Gas and Water selected for review are separate review matters as applicable. For example, one business-rates assessment and one electricity supply are two review matters. We confirm the number of matters for multiple premises or supplies before you agree the fee.
Success fees: 20% + VAT. For Business Rates, this applies to the qualifying saving over the first 24 months following the reduced value taking effect. For Electricity, Gas and Water, it applies to the qualifying recovery, including credits, under the agreed terms. Recoveries go to you; we invoice our fees separately.
The assessment fee pays for the review even if no grounds for further action are found, subject to the agreed cancellation and refund terms. A correction, saving or recovery is not guaranteed.
Let’s talk about your business
Request a Business Review
Email hello@simplyukclaims.co.uk with your name, business name, preferred contact details and a brief description of the costs you would like us to review.
We’ll discuss your enquiry and arrange the next step with you.
Email us about a Business Review
The button opens your email app. A brief description is enough to get started; we’ll explain how to provide any documents needed for your review. See our privacy notice for how we use your information.