How to pay your business rates
If you have signed up for online billing, you will not receive a new business rates bill for 2025/26 in the post. This bill will only be available for download and printing through your MyLewisham account from week commencing Monday, 3 March 2025.
Other methods
PayPoint/Post Office
You can only pay by cash at PayPoint but you can pay by cash, cheque or debit card at the Post Office. All you need is your bill with a barcode on it.
Find your nearest PayPointoutlet.
By telephone
Phone our 24 hour automated service on 020 8690 8707 or call the Business Rates team on 020 8314 6150. Our telephone lines are open from 9am to 12 noon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Closed all day on Wednesdays. (Payments under £3 cannot be accepted by this method). Please have your account number and card details ready.
By standing order
Call the business rates helpline on 020 8314 6150 to request a standing order mandate to be sent to you.
At any bank
You can pay your business rates at any bank by cheque or cash. Some banks charge for this if you are not one of their customers. If you are paying at a bank, remember to allow an extra seven days to make sure your payments reach us on time.
Our account details are:
Address: Barclays bank, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP
Sort code: 20-00-00
Account number: 93380513
Please quote your business rates account number.
Contact
Business rates
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 12 noon.
Closed on Wednesdays.