Upper Hutt City Council rates

The new rating year started on 1 July 2024 and runs through 30 June 2025.

Our top 4 most Popular rates requests

If there’s something you want to request about your rates, you can do it online.

Receive your rates by email

Receive your rates by email

Delivered to your inbox, not your letter box.

 

 

Payment - Set up a Direct Debit

Direct Debit is Council's preferred method of payment. 

You can set your Direct Debit here

 

Property search

Use our Rates Property Search tool to find out property information such as rates and valuations. You can search by:

  • valuation number
  • street number and street address, and/or
  • legal description.

 

Solicitor Requests Rates Information

The Rates Team of Upper Hutt City Council can provide rates information to solicitors who are acting on behalf of their client in respect to properties.

Urgent requests

If your settlement is happening sooner than 3 working days, please contact our office at rates@uhcc.govt.nz and mark the request "Urgent". 

If you are not a solicitor that we work with regularly, please be sure to provide us with your phone number in case we need to get in touch with you.

Regular requests

The rates office will review your request and respond within 3 working days.

You can submit your request here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a question that isn't covered here or want more information. 

You can get the full details below or email the rates team or phone them at (04) 527-2169.

How and when to pay your rates

Find out how and when to pay your rates in Upper Hutt.

Upper Hutt Rates Property Search

Use our rates property search tool to find out property information such as current rates and valuations.

Receive rates by email

Register now to receive future rates invoices and correspondence by email.

Update your details (rates only)

How to update your personal details including your postal and email address.

The Rates Rebate Scheme

Assisting ratepayers on a low income to meet their rates responsibilities. Find out if your household is eligible for a rates rebate.

What do rates pay for?

Learn about how Council uses your rates to provide services.

Funding and remissions

Find out if you or your business are eligible for Council funding and remissions

Change of ownership

What to know when buying or selling a property in regards to rates.

Rates inserts

All of the brochures, letters and flyers that were included with the rates instalments during the current rating year are provided digitally.

Upper Hutt City Council Rating Valuations

Rating valuations are produced in accordance with the Rating Valuations Act 1998. This page explains rating valuations and information on recent revaluations

Solicitor Request for Rates Information

To provided guidelines and a form for solicitors to use to request rates information on properties within the UHCC area.

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