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See how to work out the tax relief for individual landlords and assess the impact of the finance cost restriction from 6 April 2017.

• Updated: 6 April 2017

Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.

• Types of business rates relief

  Some businesses in England are eligible for a reduction in their business…

• Small business rate relief

  You can get small business rate relief if: your property’s rateable value…

• Retail, hospitality and leisure relief

  You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your…

• Rural rate relief

  You could get rural rate relief if your business is in an eligible rural…

• Charitable rate relief

  You could get charitable rate relief if your property is mainly used for…

• Local newspaper relief

  You could get local newspaper relief if your property is used as office…

• Empty property relief

  If you get empty property relief, you do not have to pay business rates on…

• Improvement relief

  You might get improvement relief if you make certain improvements to your…

• Transitional relief

  Transitional relief limits how much your bill can change each year as a…

• Supporting small business relief

  You can get supporting small business relief if both of the following…

• Hardship relief

  Councils can reduce or cancel your business rates bill with hardship…

• Enterprise zones

  If you’re starting up or relocating a business to an enterprise zone you…

• Freeports relief

  A freeport is an area in which businesses are given a range of benefits to…

• Heat networks relief

  You can get heat networks relief if your property is only used or mainly…

• Exempt properties

  Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay…

• Get help with business rates relief

  Local councils are responsible for sending business rates bills,…

Guidance on the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 social rent reduction.

• Updated: 21 March 2016

Check if an estate can get the residence nil rate band (RNRB) when someone downsizes, gifts or sells their home before they die.

• Updated: 11 August 2017

How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.

• Updated: 24 January 2024

• Updated: 15 September 2022

Relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell your home - Private Residence Relief, time away from your home, what to do if you have 2 homes, nominating a home, Letting Relief

The Valuation Office Agency does not usually change your rateable value if your property is in a state of disrepair. There are however, exceptions to this.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

Guidance for companies to work out and claim relief from Corporation Tax on terminal losses, capital losses and property income losses.

• Updated: 22 June 2020

• Updated: 5 February 2025