Eligibility
A ratepayer who occupies only one property in England where the rateable value (RV) is less than £15,000 will be eligible for the relief.
Occupying more than one property
A ratepayer occupying more than one property can apply for relief on the main property provided the additional properties occupied have rateable values of less than £2,900 each and the total rateable value of all the properties is less than £20,000.
However, the Government has introduced an additional support to small businesses. For those businesses that take on an additional property which would normally have meant the loss of small business rate relief, the government has confirmed that they will be allowed to keep that relief for a period of 3 years if you took the 2nd property on or after the 27th November 2025.
Relief will be awarded on the main property only, based on its rateable value. No relief will be granted in respect of the additional properties and the standard non-domestic rating multiplier will be used in calculating bills for these properties.
