Business rates relief / Small Business Rate Relief
Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR)
Small Business Rate Relief gives 100% relief on properties with a rateable value of £12,000 or less, tapering down to 0% at £15,000. You generally qualify if you use only one business property in England.
Small Business Rate Relief is the most commonly missed saving on a business rates bill. If your property has a rateable value below £15,000 and you mainly use one property, you could pay nothing at all, yet many councils don't apply it automatically, so you have to ask.
Check if you're missing this on your billWho qualifies
- Your property's rateable value is below £15,000.
- You use only one business property (some second properties are allowed if each is under £2,900 and the total is under £20,000).
- The property is in England (Wales and Scotland run their own schemes).
How to claim
- Find your rateable value on the GOV.UK Find a Business Rates Valuation Service.
- Contact your local council quoting your business rates account number and ask for Small Business Rate Relief.
- Ask for it to be backdated if you were eligible in earlier years but never claimed.
Questions
How much is Small Business Rate Relief?
100% (you pay nothing) at a rateable value of £12,000 or below, then it tapers to 0% at £15,000. So at £13,500 you'd get roughly 50% off.
Is it applied automatically?
Not always. Many ratepayers are eligible but have never been granted it because they didn't apply. It's worth checking your bill and asking your council.
Can I get it on more than one property?
Usually it applies to a single property, but you can keep it on your main property if your other properties each have a rateable value under £2,900 and the combined total stays under £20,000.
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