You can get small business rate relief if:
- your property’s rateable value is less than £15,000
- your business only uses one property – you may still be able to get relief if you use more
How much small business rate relief you get depends on your property’s rateable value.
You will not pay business rates on a property with a rateable value of £12,000 or less, if that’s the only property your business uses.
For properties with a rateable value of £12,001 to £15,000, the rate of relief will go down gradually from 100% to 0%.
What if your property is empty?
Small Business Rate Relief does not apply to empty properties.
What if you are already claiming other rate reliefs?
If you are in receipt of another mandatory rate relief, for example Charitable or Rural Rate Relief, you will not be entitled to Small Business Rate Relief.
What if you have more than one property?
When you get a second property, you’ll keep getting relief on your main property for:
- 12 months if you got the second property before 27th November 2025
- 36 months if you got the second property on or after 27th November 2025
You can still get small business rate relief on your main property after this if both the following apply:
- none of your other properties have a rateable value above £2,899
- the total rateable value of all your properties is less than £20,000
Apply for Small Business Rates Relief
If you wish to apply for Small Business Rate Relief please complete and return our online Small Business Rate Relief form
You must be ratepayer to make an application