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Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
If you’re a homeowner or have bought a shared ownership property, you…
You’ll get help paying the interest on your mortgage or loan. Support for…
To be eligible for a Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan, you must…
When you apply for a qualifying benefit, you’ll be asked extra questions…
You’ll need to repay your SMI loan as a lump sum with interest if you sell…
You can still get financial help with your housing costs if your Income…
Check the rates of duty for beer, cider, spirits, wine and other fermented products.
Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Some businesses in England are eligible for a reduction in their business…
You can get small business rate relief if: your property’s rateable value…
You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your…
You could get rural rate relief if your business is in an eligible rural…
You could get charitable rate relief if your property is mainly used for…
If you get empty property relief, you do not have to pay business rates on…
You might get improvement relief if you make certain improvements to your…
Transitional relief limits how much your bill can change each year as a…
You can get supporting small business relief if both of the following…
Councils can reduce or cancel your business rates bill with hardship…
If you’re starting up or relocating a business to an enterprise zone you…
A freeport is an area in which businesses are given a range of benefits to…
You can get heat networks relief if your property is only used or mainly…
Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay…
Local councils are responsible for sending business rates bills,…
Check which rates of Air Passenger Duty you need to pay if you’re a plane operator, and how to fill in your return to HMRC.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Find out more information on the average official rate of interest for beneficial loan arrangements.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2025/26 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
The latest reproduction number (R) and growth rate of coronavirus (COVID-19).
You can no longer apply for a Help to Buy: Equity Loan - find out about interest rates and how to manage your Help to Buy: Equity Loan.
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