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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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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Supporting Small Business Relief 2023 Scheme
Support for ratepayers who’ve lost some or all of their Small Business, Rural Rate Relief or 2017 Supporting Small Business Relief (SSBR) scheme.
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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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Improvement relief
If you make certain improvements to your property, you may get relief from higher business rates bills.
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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 for charities or local non-profit organisations
You may be able to get relief of up to 100%.
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Business rates discretionary hardship relief
What the business rates discretionary hardship relief fund is, the eligibility criteria, and how to apply.