Retail, hospitality and leisure relief

You cannot make a new claim for retail, hospitality and leisure relief. From 1 April 2026, you will need to use rate multipliers to calculate your business rates bill.

Find out how to use multipliers to estimate your business rates bill.

You may still be eligible for pubs and live music venues relief.

If you want to claim relief for previous years

You may be able to claim retail, hospitality and leisure rate relief from previous years. Contact your local council to find out how.

If you get less retail, hospitality and leisure rate relief since 1 April 2026

You may be eligible for supporting small business relief if you lost some or all of your retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief because of the revaluation on 1 April 2026.