Business rates relief
Retail, hospitality and leisure relief
You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your business is mainly being used as a:
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shop
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restaurant, caf茅, bar or pub
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cinema or music venue
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hospitality or leisure business - for example, a gym, a spa or a hotel
What you鈥檒l get
If you鈥檙e eligible, you could get 40% off your business rates bills for the 2025 to 2026 billing year (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026).
The most you can get in relief each billing year is 拢110,000 per business.
If you opt out of retail, hospitality and leisure relief for the 2025 to 2026 billing year you cannot change your mind.
How to get retail, hospitality and leisure relief
Local councils manage business rates relief in their area.
Contact your local council to:
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check if you鈥檙e eligible
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find out how to get retail, hospitality and leisure relief
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check if you can get any other types of business rates relief on top of retail, hospitality and leisure relief
If your circumstances change
Report changes to make sure you鈥檙e paying the right amount and do not get a backdated increase in your bill or overpay.
Contact your local council if:
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your property becomes empty
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you get another property
- you make any changes to your property that would increase its value - for example, extending or renovating it
- the nature of your business changes or it moves to different premises
If the amount of retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief you鈥檙e eligible for changes, you鈥檒l usually need to pay your new rate starting from the day your circumstances changed.
If you think you should be getting retail, hospitality and leisure relief but are not
Contact your local council if you鈥檙e not getting retail, hospitality and leisure relief and you think you鈥檙e eligible for it.
If you鈥檙e not eligible for retail, hospitality and leisure relief
You may be eligible for another type of business rate relief. For example, if:
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you have a small business
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you are in financial difficulty