Find out if you’re exempt from paying business rates or if you can get a discount, called a ‘relief’.
There are different discounts and exemptions for business rates:
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Business rate discount: retail, hospitality and leisure
If you have a retail premises, live music venue or cinema, you may be eligible for a business rate discount.
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COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund 2021-2022
What it is, who can get it.
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Discounts for small businesses
If you occupy a building with a rateable value under £15,000 you can get a discount on business rates, called small business rate relief.
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Discounts for charities or local non-profit organisations
You may be able to get relief of up to 100%.
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Exemptions for empty buildings
What type of empty properties are exempt from business rates, how long exemptions last for, apply for for an empty property exemption.
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Discounts if part of your building is empty
You may be able to get temporary relief.
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Discounts in the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone
You may be able to get a discount of up to 100% for five years.
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Discretionary fund for business ratepayers
Information on business rates and the fund for discretionary relief.