XBusiness Rates X-Ray
Free, private checker

Is your 2026 rateable value too high?

Start with the official figures, then answer only what improves the diagnosis. No phone number, no account and no sales call. The free result can tell you there is no strong reason to challenge.

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Step 1 of 3

Start with your property

If you do not have your official rateable values yet, open the GOV.UK valuation lookup in a new tab, find your property, then return here.

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Need the official figures?

Use the government service to find the property and its rateable value.

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Step 2 of 3

What changed?

Enter the figures exactly as shown in the official records if possible.

Lets us calculate the percentage change.
Enter both values to see the change immediately.We will not treat a large increase as proof of an error.
Step 3 of 3

What could explain it?

Use the area shown in the official valuation record where possible.
Only enter properties you can explain as genuinely comparable. Nearby alone is not enough.

Your inputs stay in this browser. This free tool does not send them to a Rates X-Ray server.

What you get

A useful answer before you pay anyone.

  • Your exact 2023→2026 percentage change
  • 2026 rateable value per m²
  • Official broad sector revaluation context
  • Property-fact and comparator warning signals
  • A cautious next-step category
Important: an average sector movement is context only. It does not prove that your individual valuation is right or wrong.
X-Ray outcome

2026 RV per m²
Change from 2023
Broad 2026 sector movement
Basic 2026/27 multiplier estimate
SBRR position
Important: the basic bill figure is only rateable value × the general non-RHL England multiplier for the RV band. It excludes reliefs, transitional arrangements, City of London differences and other adjustments. Your council bill is the authority for what you owe.
Optional next step · £49

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The Evidence Pack sets out what supports a challenge, what weakens it, what is missing and the sensible next move. It can still conclude that further action is not justified.

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