There are a number of different types of Business Rates relief which businesses may be eligible for:
- Small Business Rate Relief
- Empty Property Rate Relief
- Discretionary Relief
- Rural Rate Relief
- Rate Relief for Charities
- Local Newspaper Rate Relief
- Public House Relief
- Supporting Small Business Relief
- Discretionary Business Rate Relief Scheme
- Expanded Retail Discount (ERD)
- Partly Occupied Relief
Partly Occupied Property Relief S44A
A ratepayer is liable for the full non-domestic rate whether a property is wholly occupied or only partly occupied. Where a property is partly occupied for a short time, the local authority has discretion in certain cases to award relief in respect of the unoccupied part. For further details see the Part Occupation guidelines .