Small Business Relief (SBRR)

If your property has a Rateable Value (RV) below £51,000 then your bill will automatically be calculated using the Small Business Multiplier.

If your Rateable Value is less than £15,000 you may be entitled to apply for Small Business Rate Relief, a percentage reduction of up to a maximum of 100 percent. The percentage reduction can only be given if the ratepayer occupies either:

• One property or;
• One main property, with any additional properties having an RV less than £2,900 and the total rateable value of all properties remains under £20,000* (Rate Relief is only available on the main property, not the additional properties).

For those businesses that take on an additional property which would normally have meant the loss of Small Business Rate Relief, they will be allowed to keep that relief for a period of 12 months.  

Please notify the Business Rates team if you are in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief and one of the following occurs:

(a) the property falls vacant,

(b) the ratepayer taking up occupation of an additional property, and

(c) an increase in the rateable value of a property occupied by the ratepayer in an area other than the area of the local authority which granted the relief.

If you wish to apply, please read the guidance notes attached to the  application form (PDF) [300KB] (opens new window) before making your application.