This scheme provides a reduction in business rates for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, for the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Eligibility
Your business must be in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, which are listed at the bottom of this page.
The relief is only available to occupied properties.
The amount of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief awarded must not exceed £110,000. If you have more than one business premises then this limit relates to the total amount of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief you receive for all of them.
Discount amounts
For the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 eligible businesses received a 50% reduction in their business rates, after other reliefs and discounts have been awarded.
From 1 April 2023 the reduction increased to a 75% reduction in business rates, after other reliefs and discounts have been awarded..
How to apply
There is no need make an application. You will automatically get Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief unless we believe that such an award would cause you to exceed your £110,000 threshold.
If Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Relief appears on the business rates bill and you believe that you are not entitled to this award please opt out using the form below. If you opt out from receiving the relief you cannot change this decision in the future.
Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sector categories
We consider the following listed business types as retail, hospitality and leisure sector businesses.
Sale of goods premises
Business premises used for the sale of goods to visiting members of the public:
- shops, such as; florists, bakers, butchers, grocers, greengrocers, jewellers, stationers, off licences, chemists, newsagents, hardware stores, supermarkets
- charity shops
- opticians
- Post Offices
- furnishing shops or display rooms, such as; carpet shops, double glazing, garage doors
- car or caravan show rooms
- second hard car lots
- markets
- petrol stations
- garden centres
- art galleries, where art is for sale or hire.
Provision of services premises
Business premises used for the provision of the following services to visiting members of the public:
- hair and beauty services, such as; hairdressers, nail bars, beauty salons, tanning shops
- shoe repairs
- key cutting
- travel agents
- ticket offices, for example for theatres
- dry cleaners and laundrettes
- PC, TV or domestic appliance repair
- funeral directors
- photo processing
- tool hire
- car hire
- vehicle repair workshops.
Food and beverage premises
Business premises used for the sale of food and/or drink to visiting members of the public:
- restaurants
- takeaways
- sandwich shops
- coffee shops
- pubs
- bars.
Entertainment venues
Business premises used as:
- cinemas
- live music venues.
Business premises used for the provision of sport, leisure and facilities to visiting members of the public, including for the viewing of such activities:
- sport grounds and clubs
- museums and art galleries
- nightclubs
- sport and leisure facilities
- stately homes and historic houses
- theatres
- tourist attractions
- gyms
- wellness centres, spas, massage parlours
- casinos, gambling clubs and bingo halls.
Business premises used for the assembly of visiting members of the public:
- public halls
- clubhouses, clubs and institutions.
Accommodation premises
Business premises where the non-domestic part is used for the provision of living accommodation as a business:
- hotels, guest and boarding houses
- holiday homes
- caravan parks and sites.
Excluded businesses
The following listed business types are not considered as for retail purposes and do not qualify for relief:
- Business premises that cannot be visited by members of the public
- Business premises used for the provision of the following services to visiting members of the public:
- financial services, such as; banks, building societies, cash points, bureau de change, short term loan providers and betting shops
- medical services, such as; vets, dentists, doctors, osteopaths, chiropractors
- professional services, such as; solicitors, accountants, insurance agents, financial advisers, employment agencies, estate agents and letting agents
- Post Office sorting offices.