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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.
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

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

New bill to modernise Business Rates system
- 29 March 2023
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and HM Treasury
- Press release
Gove closes tax loophole on second homes
- 14 January 2022
- 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
- Press release
Tax rules for second-homes to be reviewed by ministers
- 7 November 2018
- Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Press release

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

Business rates treatment of self-catering accommodation
- 14 January 2022
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 16 January 2019