On 27 January the government announced a new business rates support package for pubs and live music venues.
If you occupy a property with a rateable value below £15,000, you may be eligible for small business rate relief. Find out more.
Until 31 March 2026 there was a business rates discount for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
If a business premises is empty, you will not have to pay business rates for a limited period of time.
Find out if you can reduce the business rates on a partly-occupied property.
Reducing the impact of a significant increase in the rateable value of your business, following a general revaluation.
The government has introduced a new scheme from April 2026, if your small business has been affected by the 2026 business rates revaluation.
Charities and not-for-profit organisations can get up to a 100 per cent reduction in their business rates.
After making improvements to your business premises, you may qualify for relief from higher business rates bills.
We can, at our discretion, give you relief from business rates if you are experiencing hardship.
If you have have a film studio, it could receive a 40 per cent relief on its gross business rates bill.
We offer a discretionary rate relief to encourage business growth in Aldershot and Farnborough.
You may be able to get business rate relief on a property that supplies heat to other buildings, from a low carbon source.
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Business rates - billing, collection and recovery
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