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Rental properties for businesses

Individuals who are responsible for rates on rental properties

As an individual citizen, you may have one or more rental properties for which you are responsible for paying rates.

For more information on responsibility for rates, allowances available and how , where and when to pay your rate account, please use the following link:

Please note that all online information on domestic rates is provided through the NI Direct website.

Businesses and organisations

There are a number of public sector and housing organisations, as well as other commercial businesses, who are responsible for paying rates on multiple properties.

The processes for setting up accounts and payment of rates are the same as those that apply to individual citizens and more information can be found in the link above to the NI Direct website.

If you have any queries on rental properties, you should contact the landlords section as follows:

  • e-mail: landlords@lpsni.gov.uk
  • phone: 101
  • minicom: 1800 1101
  • if you cannot access the 101 number or are calling from outside Northern Ireland you can call on 028 9151 3101

You can also write to:

LPS - Central Landlords Team
Room 505
Londonderry House
21-27 Chichester Street
TOWN PARKS
Belfast
BT1 4JB

Housing Associations

LPS has set up a scheme to pilot new arrangements for customers who pay rates for large numbers of properties to measure their effectiveness. It was decided to pilot the scheme with housing associations.

For more information on these arrangements, please click on the following link: