Relief, refunds and rebates

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Services

• Get a refund or a rebate on your business rates

  You can claim money back if you think you've paid too much for your business rates - how you can compare what your paying to what similar properties are paying, who you should contact to claim

• Business rates relief

  Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.

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Guidance and regulation

• Business Rates Relief: 2026 Supporting Small Business Relief, local authority guidance
  • Guidance
  • 15 December 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Business rates: expanded retail discount - guidance
  • Guidance
  • 2 April 2020
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Business rates guidance: 2022/23 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief Scheme
  • Guidance
  • 20 December 2021
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Check if your retail, hospitality or leisure business is eligible for business rates relief due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Detailed guide
  • 18 March 2020
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Business rates: expanded retail discount 2021 to 2022 - local authority guidance
  • Guidance
  • 4 March 2021
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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News and communications

• 6/2025: Business rates relief guidance and regulations
  • 17 December 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Correspondence
• New bill to modernise Business Rates system
  • 29 March 2023
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and HM Treasury
  • Press release
• Gove closes tax loophole on second homes
  • 14 January 2022
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Press release
• Business to receive almost £10 billion in rates relief
  • 22 April 2020
  • Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
  • Press release
• Tax rules for second-homes to be reviewed by ministers
  • 7 November 2018
  • Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• COVID-19: business rates reliefs by parliamentary constituency
  • 7 August 2020
  • Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Business rates treatment of self-catering accommodation
  • 14 January 2022
  • Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 16 January 2019
• Removal of eligibility of private schools for business rates charitable relief
  • 9 May 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Valuation Office Agency
• HM Treasury