If you're the landlord of a business premises or a tenant, you'll probably receive water rates and charges invoices.
If you're the owner of a building, you need to check your Lease Agreements to see whether you can legitimately charge water rates and other associated charges (sewerage, drainage etc) to your tenants.
If you're a tenant, the landlord may have the right under the Lease Agreement, to send you a tax invoice for water rates and other associated charges incurred on the business premises that you are leasing.
This paper analyses water rates and charges under the following headings:
- Checking Water Rates Notices
- Excess Water Charges
- Water Rates Allocation
