Business rate exemptions and reliefs

Exempt properties

Certain types of property are exempt from the payment of business rates. This means that no business rates are charged for them.

See what properties are exempt from business rates

Empty properties

All non-domestic properties, except certain qualifying industrial properties, which are empty and unused are exempt from payment of business rates for a continuous period of three months from the date on which they first became empty.

Empty properties that are exempt from business rates

Business rate relief

Certain businesses and organisations qualify for business rate relief. Organisations that are suffering severe hardship may also qualify.

Organisations that qualify for business rate relief

Business rate relief policy

The policy for the granting of mandatory and discretionary rate relief has been revised with effect from 1^st April 2020.