Business rate reliefs and discounts

Occupied business premise reliefs and discounts for small businesses, charities, retail, new developments and workspaces, as well as empty property premises relief.

Small business rate relief

You may get small business rate relief if the property you occupy has a rateable value of less than £15,000.

Retail discount

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2025, qualifying businesses receive a 75% discount on their business rate bill(s).

Retail discount cash cap

No ratepayer can in any circumstances exceed the £110,000 cash cap across all of their hereditaments in England.

Meanwhile activities

Relief for businesses temporarily occupying and using a space whilst a new development project is being completed.

Supporting small businesses

This relief was introduced to help ratepayers who no longer qualified for small business rate relief following revaluation.