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Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief
Business rate relief
Chapters in this topic
- Introduction to business rate relief
- Relief for small businesses
- Empty premises
- Partly occupied premises
- Charities, sports clubs and non-profit organisations
- Rural businesses
- Relief for businesses in hardship
- Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief
- Support Small Business Relief
- Heat Networks Relief
- Improvement Relief
Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief
You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your business is mainly being used as a:
- shop
- restaurant, café, bar or pub
- cinema or music venue
- hospitality or leisure business - for example, a gym, a spa or a hotel
What you’ll get
If you’re eligible, you could get:
- 75% off your business rates bills for the 2024 to 2025 tax year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025)
- 40% off your business rates bills for the 2025 to 2026 tax year (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026)
The most you can get in each tax year is capped at £110,000 per business. You should inform the council if you have exceeded the cash cap on other properties and wish to refuse the relief.
You may be able to get retail, hospitality and leisure relief on top of other types of business rates relief you’re eligible for.
Retail discount will be awarded automatically where the qualifying criteria are clearly satisfied.
You do have the option to refuse the retail, hospitality and leisure relief scheme by opting out, but once done so you cannot change your mind.
Applying
For further information, to apply for the relief or opt for the relief, you'll need to email the business rates team at businessrates@midkent.gov.uk. You'll need to include:
- your business rates reference number
- the address of your premises
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