The bands for this relief changed on the 1 April 2017

Ratepayers with only one business rates assessment with a rateable value of less than £15,000 will be eligible for small business rate relief at a percentage reduction. Ratepayers who are liable for two or more business rates assessments, where the second rateable value does not exceed £2,899 and the combined rateable value does not exceed £19,999, will also be eligible for small business rate relief on the first (main) property as listed below:

Ratepayers who are liable for two or more business rates assessments not fitting the above criteria will not be eligible for small business rate relief.

Regulations that came into force in 2014 state that for a period of 12 months a small business currently in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief will be able to take on a second property without losing their relief. After 12 months they will lose their Small Business Rate Relief.

RATEABLE VALUE OF THE PREMISES RELIEF AVAILABLE
UP TO £12,000 100% Relief
£12,001 - £15,000  Relief will be given on a sliding scale from 100% to 0%
£15,001 - £50,999  No relief

NB: Ratepayers with a rateable value of £1 - £50,999 will not pay the small business rates supplement, meaning the bill will be calculated on the lower ‘Small business multiplier’ (this year 24/25 it is 49.9p per rateable value pound)

Application form 

Small business rate relief application

If you have moved into a new business premises please also complete a move into form so we can create your account.

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