Rural rate relief

You can get rural rate relief if your business is in one of our listed rural settlements, and is:

• the only general store, food shop or post office with a rateable value of up to £8,500
• the only public house or petrol station with a rateable value of up to £12,500

In the 2016 Autumn Statement the government confirmed the doubling of rural rate relief for eligible businesses from 50% to 100%. Local authorities are required to use their local discount powers to grant 100% rural rate relief to eligible ratepayers until the government have changed the law to make it “mandatory”

We can also:

• give relief to other rural retail businesses of up to 100% (for properties with a rateable value under £16,500) – please note this relief was not part of the government change as such remains discretionary to the Local Authority.

See our Rural Settlements List.

If you think your business may qualify for this relief, please Contact us.