Relief and reductions

Business rates relief reviews Eligibility checks for businesses receiving business rates reliefs
Retail, hospitality and leisure business rates relief Support for businesses located in high streets and town centres
Small business rates relief Relief for small businesses based on the rateable value and number of occupied business properties
Empty (unoccupied) properties relief Temporary relief for empty business properties
Discretionary business rates relief Relief for premises which benefit the local community
Charities, community amateur sports clubs and not for profit organisations Eligible organisations can qualify for up to 80% reduction
Supporting small business relief Supports ratepayers who lost all or part of their small business rate relief or rural rate relief following the 2023 revaluation
Partly occupied properties (Section 44(a) relief) Temporary relief for partly occupied business properties
Hardship relief Relief for businesses at risk of closure which impacts on the local community
Transitional relief About the government's revaluation programme which takes place every three years
Local newspaper relief A reduction of £1,500 for office space occupied by local newspapers
Rural rate relief Certain types of properties in a rural settlement may be entitled to 100% relief