Reductions and reliefs

At the Budget on 27 October 2021, the Chancellor announced that eligible ratepayers will receive 50% relief on their business rates bills for 2022/23 up to a maximum cash cap of £110,000.

At the Budget on 3 March 2021, the Chancellor announced that the Government would provide additional business rates support for eligible retail, hospitality, leisure, and nursery businesses in England occupying a qualifying property.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Government introduced an Expanded Retail Discount which expands on the Retail Relief scheme for 2019/20. The Expanded Retail Discount will be available for the year 2020/21

In the Autumn Budget 2018 the Government introduced a new Retail Relief which will be available for the years 2019/20.

Information about empty properties for businesses

A ratepayer is liable for the full non-domestic rate whether a property is wholly occupied or only partly occupied

Ratepayers who are not entitled to another mandatory relief or are liable for unoccupied property rates and occupy a property with a rateable value.

The local authority has discretion to give relief in special circumstances please see the attached policy and application form for more details.

The Local Government Finance Act 1988 provides that relief from rates must be granted on premises used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes by a registered, excepted or exempt charity.

The Government is providing funding to local authorities so that they can provide a discount worth up to £1,500 a year for 2 years from 1st April 2017, to office space occupied by local newspapers.

Section 69 of the Localism Act 2011 provides a discretionary power for billing authorities in England and Wales to reduce the business rates of any local ratepayer.

Details of the 2017 Local Discretionary Rate Relief Scheme

All rateable values are reassessed at a general revaluation. The 2017 revaluation takes effect from 1st April 2017

This fund is available to support those businesses affected by the pandemic but that are ineligible for existing support linked to business rates.