Make changes online to a landlord rate account

Article 20 and Article 21 rate accounts

Only landlords who pay their rental property rates through Article 20 or Article 21 rate accounts can use the online forms.

To read about rate accounts for a landlord with rental properties, go to:

• Rates on rental properties

Third party authorisation

A landlord’s representative can make online changes if they have third party authorisation from the landlord.

The landlord needs to give LPS written notice that the representative is authorised to manage the rate account. The landlord must complete a third party authorisation form.

• Rate account third party authorisation form

Making changes to your rental property account

If you’re a landlord, there are four online forms you can use to tell LPS about different changes in your circumstances. The forms allow you to:

• update your personal details
• update your billing address or add a second address
• add a rental property to your rate account
• remove a rental property from your rate account

You can complete one or more forms at one time. 

• Make changes or update your landlord rate account online

Update your personal details

You can change personal details on your rate account, including:

• amend a spelling error in your name or address
• confirm a name change
• confirm a new telephone number
• confirm a new email address

Update your billing address

You can change the primary or secondary billing address where Land & Property Services send your rate bill if:

• you have a holiday home and you want the rate bill sent to your main residence
• you're renting out your property and changed your home address
• you moved house but haven’t sold your old property

You can also use this form to add a second billing address for a business.

Add a second billing address for a business

If the landlord is a limited company, public limited company or limited partnership, they must give their registered office address as listed in Companies House. 

If this address is outside Northern Ireland, the landlord should give a second billing address in Northern Ireland.

Add a rental property to your rate account

You can record new information about a rental property if:

• you have just bought the property and are renting it out
• you already own a property and you are now renting it out
• you want another rental property added to your existing account

More useful links

• Land & Property Services - rating districts offices
• Rates on rental properties
• Landlord Registration Scheme
• Tenancy Deposit Scheme
• Land & Property Services privacy notice