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Property changes and business rates
How making alterations to your property or the type of business you use them for can affect your business rates.
Paying business rates
Payment options available for you to pay your business rates bill, what you should do if you can't pay your bill, and what will happen if you don't.
Help available for business rates
Information on various rate relief and support schemes for businesses.
Fire safety and building work
Taking into account building regulations requirements for fire safety when building, extending or materially altering your business premises.
Transport goods in and out of the UK using vans or car and trailers
New rules for transporting goods to or through Europe using cars and trailers, vans and HGVs from 2022 onwards
Standard International operator's licence for road haulage
Guidelines on the requirement to hold a Standard International operator's licence and how to apply for one.
Manage asbestos in rented business property
Responsibilities for managing asbestos in commercial premises, and who exercise them.
Fire safety in rented business property
Key responsibilities for tenants and landlords under fire regulations for commercial property.
Electrical safety in rented business property
How responsibility for electrical safety in commercial premises is determined.
Gas safety in rented business property
Division of responsibilities between landlords and tenants for gas safety checks and maintenance.
ECMT international road haulage permits
Permits you'll need to drive goods vehicles to or through ECMT member countries and the rules you have to follow
Energy performance in rented business property
Measures that landlords of commercial premises must take to comply with energy performance of building requirements.
Fire drills and training
How fire safety training should effectively inform employees and give them an understanding of what to do if a fire breaks out.
Bilateral road haulage permits for some non-EU countries
Permits to travel to or through Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine
UK Licence for the Community
Licence needed to make international journeys for hire or reward within the EU, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
Declare you’re transporting goods inside the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
Posting declarations when your drivers transport goods between 2 points in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
ECMT international removal permits
Permits for companies moving household goods and business possessions between or across the 43 ECMT countries
Fire risk assessment
Carrying out a fire risk assessment and putting in place appropriate measures to ensure the risks are minimised.
Fire safety equipment and evacuation plans
You must be able to detect a fire quickly and have means of escape and equipment to fight the fire as appropriate.
Duties of the appropriate person for fire safety
How the responsible person must have a fire risk assessment in place and minimise risk using a fire management plan.