Small business rate relief

Small business rate relief is aimed at helping small businesses and is based on the rateable value of your business and the number of business properties you occupy. Relief can only be granted on one property.

Eligibility

To be eligible, the following needs to apply:

• rateable value of less than £15,000
• the property is occupied
• it is your only occupied business premises, or you have other business premises with a rateable value under £2,900, and collectively the total rateable value of all properties is less than £20,000

If you receive small business rate relief and take on a further property after 27 November 2025 that would stop eligibility, you may be able to keep the relief on the existing property for a further 3 years. Where a further property was taken on before 27 November 2025 the further relief on the existing property is for 1 year.

If you receive small business rate relief, you must inform us within 28 days of changes that could affect the eligibility. For more information, see small business rate relief on GOV.UK.

How to apply

To apply for small business rate relief, please complete the form:

Small business rate relief application form on My Account

You will need the business rate account number of the property.

After you apply

We aim to process your request within 10 working days.

We may need to contact you for further information.

Our business rates records will be updated and you may receive a revised bill based on the information you have provided.