This page provides a brief summary of the current Rural Rate Relief schemes available:
Mandatory Relief
Certain businesses in designated areas with a population of less than 3000 may qualify for rate relief of 50%.
These businesses are:
Former Agricultural Premises Relief
Certain business set up on agricultural land or buildings may be entitled to 50% relief, if the property is occupied and the rateable value is less than £7000.
Discretionary Top-up Relief
Councils are able to tope-up any mandatory relief granted up to 100%.
Discretionary Relief
Councils are able to offer up to 100% relief to the prescribed categories and other types of business within a qualifying rural settlement that have a rateable value below £14,000 and:
Does your business Qualify?
To see if your business qualifies for consideration for any of the
relief's shown above please e-mail the Business Rate team at business.rates@rbwm.gov.uk or telephone
us on (01628) 796965 or (01628) 796623.