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Dear Hastings Borough Council,

Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

a. Current list of all commercial properties and their addresses
b. The names and addresses of the rate payers referred to above for each property and their correspondence address (if different from the property address)
c. The billing authority reference for each property
d. The current Rateable Value
e. The date the rateable occupier became liable for the business rates
f. The property description
g. Please also state which hereditament is currently receiving:
i. Discretionary rate relief
ii. Charitable rate relief (mandatory rate relief)
iii. Empty property rate relief
iv. Retail relief
v. Small Business rate relief
vi. Any other relief

Thank you for your assistance

Yours faithfully,

Lorna Wilson

Information Officer, Hastings Borough Council

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Dear Ms Wilson,
 
I refer to your recent request for information from this Authority.  Our
answer(s) to your questions are below.
 
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Yours sincerely,
 
Lisa Greathead
Information Officer
Town Hall
Queens Road
Hastings
TN34 1QR
01424 451066
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Start of Request for Information
 
Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000:
 
a.      Current list of all commercial properties and their addresses
b.      The names and addresses of the rate payers referred to above for
each property and their correspondence address (if different from the
property address)
c.      The billing authority reference for each property
d.      The current Rateable Value
e.      The date the rateable occupier became liable for the business
rates
f.      The property description
g.      Please also state which hereditament is currently receiving:
i.      Discretionary rate relief
ii.     Charitable rate relief (mandatory rate relief)
iii.    Empty property rate relief
iv.     Retail relief
v.      Small Business rate relief
vi.     Any other relief  
 
 
This information is held
 
Please see attached spreadsheets
 
Please note that names have been redacted as these fall under Section 40
(2) of the Freedom of Information Act ‘personal data’ this is an absolute
exemption and will not be provided.
 
 
 
End of Request for Information
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