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Business rates: information letters

These letters provide information about business rates issued by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Only applies to England.

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From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published:
11 October 2013
Last updated:
3 September 2026
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  1. Added 7/2026: Court of Appeal decision on 'box-shifting'.

  2. Added 6/2026 - Electric Vehicle Charging Point Relief local authority guidance.

  3. Added 5/2026: Supporting Small Business Relief.

  4. Added 4/2026: Interest rate for 2026/27 - payable on refunds.

  5. Added 3/2026: Pubs and Live Music Venue Relief local authority guidance.

  6. Added 2/2026: Notification of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers for 2026/27.

  7. Added 1/2026: Pubs and live music venues relief 2026 to 2027.

  8. Added 6/2025: Business rates relief guidance and regulations.

  9. Added 5/2025: Confirmation of Budget package and the Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers for 2026/2027.

  10. Added 4/2025: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) Multipliers.

  11. 2/2025: Confirmation of decapitalisation rates added

  12. Added 2/2025: Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act 2025.

  13. 01/2025: Publication of Business Rates Relief Information​ added

  14. Added 4/2024: Autumn Budget 2024 - business rates measures.

  15. Added 3/2024: Freeports, Investment Zones, Improvement and Film Studio Reliefs.

  16. Added 2/2024: Spring Budget 2024.

  17. Added 1/2024: Confirmation of business rates multipliers and relief information.

  18. Added 6/2023: Publication of Business Rates Relief information.

  19. Added 5/2023: Autumn Statement business rates measures.

  20. Added 4/2023: The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023.

  21. Added 3/2023: The Non-Domestic Rating Bill.

  22. Added 2/2023: Introduction of the NDR Bill, 2023 Spring Budget, 2023/24 Heat Network Rate Relief Scheme Guidance

  23. Added 1/2023: confirmation of the multipliers for 2023 to 2024.

  24. Added 7/2022: Business rates guidance and general information.

  25. Added 6/2022: Autumn Statement business rates measures.

  26. Added 5/2022: Business rates general information.

  27. Added 4/2022: Business rates revaluation 2023.

  28. Added 3/2022: Bringing forward implementation of green rate reliefs by one year and the DELTA Data Collection Exercise.

  29. Added 2/2022: DELTA data collection, COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) local authority allocations and FAQs.

  30. Added 1/2022: confirmation of the multipliers for 2022 to 2023.

  31. Added 9/2021: Business rates guidance

  32. Added 8/2021: COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF)

  33. Added 7/2021: Business Rates Review technical consultation.

  34. Added 6/2021: Business Rates Relief 2022 to 2023 and additional information.

  35. Added 5/2021: more frequent revaluations consultation and freeport guidance

  36. Added 4/2021: legislation and 2021/22 business rates reliefs.

  37. Added 3/2021: targeted business rates support package.

  38. Added 2/2021: Budget and confirmation of the 2021/22 business rates multipliers.

  39. Added 1/2021: business rates - business rate reliefs 2021 to 2022

  40. Added 9/2020: business rates - 2023 revaluation, 2021/22 provisional multipliers and additional information.

  41. Added 8/2020: business rates - general information.

  42. Added 7/2020: coronavirus response: monitoring

  43. Added 6/2020: coronavirus response and updated guidance.

  44. Added 5/2020: coronavirus response and guidance.

  45. Added 4/2020: coronavirus response and guidance

  46. Added Business Rate Information Letter 3/2020: Budget 2020

  47. Added 2/2020: confirmation of the 2020 to 2021 business rates multipliers

  48. Added 1/2020: rate reliefs and provisional 2020 to 2021 business rates multipliers

  49. Added 2/2019: business rates - general information

  50. Added 1/2019: business rates - 2019 to 2020 multipliers

  51. Added 5/2018: business rates - general information.

  52. Added 4/2018: Autumn Budget 2018 and provisional multipliers for 2019 to 2020.

  53. Added 3/2018: Business Rates Bill and additional information.

  54. Added the 6/2015: business rates Budget measures letter.

  55. Added 4/2015: business rates retail relief increase.

  56. Added 3/2015: non-domestic rating multipliers for 2015 to 2016.

  57. Added 'Business rates information letter (2/2015)'.

  58. Added business rates information letter - 1/2015: business rates and childcare providers.

  59. Added '12/2014: admin review, your rateable value, business rates avoidance'.

  60. Added business rates information letter - 11/2014: Autumn Statement measures.

  61. Added letter 10/2014: business rates retention and shale oil and gas

  62. Added 9/2014: Autumn Statement compensation.

  63. Added 8/2014 business rates administration

  64. Added 7/2014: reoccupation relief and interest rate for 2014 to 2015

  65. Added business rates information letter (6/2014).

  66. Added business rates information letter (5/2014).

  67. Added business rates information letter (4/2014).

  68. Added business rates information letter (3/2014).

  69. Added business rates information letter (2/2014).

  70. Added Business Rates Information Letter (01/2014).

  71. Added: Business rates information letter 9/2013.

  72. First published.

These business rates information letters are issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) at regular intervals throughout the year.

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