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Estimate your business rates
How you estimate your business rates depends on where your property is.
Find and check your business rates valuation
You can check the ‘rateable value’ of your property - this is set by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and used by your local council to calculate your business rates bill.
Fire safety in the workplace
Contents - Who's responsible - Fire risk assessments - Fire safety and evacuation plans - Fire safety equipment, drills and training - Enforcement, appeals and penalties
Check river conditions and closures
Contents - River levels and warnings - River Thames - River Medway - Anglian Waterways - Rye Harbour - Scotland, Northern Ireland and other parts of England
Check the quality of beach and bathing water in England
Find out how clean the water is on beaches and in other bathing areas in England, and if there is a problem with pollution.
Sign up for flood warnings
Sign up to get warnings in England by phone, email or text message if your home or business is at risk of flooding. The service is free.
Preparing for emergencies: find out about local plans
Your local council has an emergency plan covering major incidents like flooding, flu pandemics and transport accidents.
Bailiff powers when they visit your home
Contents - What you can do when a bailiff visits - How to complain about a bailiff
Search the bankruptcy and insolvency register
You can search for details of people who have gone bankrupt or signed an agreement to deal with their debts in England and Wales.
Rights and responsibilities for reservists and employers
Members of the reserve armed forces (reservists) and their employers have certain rights and responsibilities when a reservist: - joins up or starts a new job - is called up for service (mobilised) returns to work
Send mail with the British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
Contents - Find a BFPO number - How to address BFPO mail - Customs declarations - Cost - What you cannot send - Buying goods online - Send an INtouch message - Contacts and enquiries