Small Business Rate Relief
Small business rate relief

You can get small business rate relief if:
- your property’s rateable value is less than £15,000
- your business only uses one property - you may still be able to get relief if you use more
What you get
You will not pay business rates on a property with a rateable value of £12,000 or less.
For properties with a rateable value of £12,001 to £15,000, the rate of relief will go down gradually from 100% to 0%.
If your rateable value is £14,000, you’ll get 33% off.
If you use more than one property
When you get a second property, you’ll keep getting any existing relief on your main property for 12 months.
You can still get small business rate relief on your main property after this if both the following apply:
- none of your other properties have a rateable value above £2,899
- the total rateable value of all your properties is less than £20,000 (£28,000 in London)
You’re a small business but do not qualify for small business rate relief
If your property in England has a rateable value below £51,000, your bill will be calculated using the small business multiplier, which is lower than the standard one. This is the case even if you do not get small business rate relief.
The small business multiplier is 49.1p and the standard multiplier is 50.4p from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. The multipliers may be different in the City of London.
Charitable rate relief

Charities and community amateur sports clubs can apply for charitable rate relief of up to 80% if a property is used for charitable purposes.
- check if you’re eligible
- find out if they can top up the discount to 100% (called ‘discretionary relief’)
If you’re not eligible for charitable rate relief
You may still be able to get discretionary relief if you’re a non-profit or voluntary organisation. Contact your council to find out.
*Information on this page was correct as of 1st September 2019.
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