Business rates reliefs and exemptions

Eligible business properties can receive 100% small business rates relief if your rateable value is under £12,000. There is an sliding taper for those with a rateable value between £12,000 and £15,000

The relief is only available if you occupy either:

• one property or
• one main property and other additional properties providing those additional properties each have a rateable value of less than £2,900 and the total rateable value of all properties is below £20,000

If you occupy a second property which affects the entitlement to Small Business Rates Relief, you may retain the relief for 12 months on your existing property.

The relief is not available for unoccupied properties.

Apply for small business rates relief

How much is small business rate relief?

Businesses should be paying no rates if they occupy only one property and it has a rateable value of less than £12,000.

Properties with a RV between £12,001 and £14,999, will see the rate of relief decrease on a sliding scale from 100% to 0%.

For exactly how much small business rates relief is available see small business rates relief charges.

Back-dated claims

It may still be possible for some businesses to claim this relief for previous financial years.

For more information see:

Small business rates relief on Gov.uk