Business Rates Relief confirmed for 2025/26, written by Darren Trice at Kaizen

The government has recently confirmed the Business Rate Relief for 2025/26.

Here’s our summary that will help you in the forthcoming financial year.

The Standard and Small Business multipliers that will be in force will be:

The non-domestic rating multiplier will be 55.5p.
The small business non-domestic rating multiplier will be 49.9p.

For retail, hospitality, and leisure properties, 40% relief (capped at £110,000) is available for 2025/26 under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief scheme. Guidance has been published setting out the eligibility criteria. Local authorities are expected to include details of the relief to eligible ratepayers in their 2025/26 rates bills.

The £110,000 cap is per business and not per property. As has been the policy in previous years, businesses who would be eligible for relief above £110,000 if there were no cap in place, should be awarded relief up to the full value of £110,000.

For further information on business rate changes go to: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/012025-publication-of-business-rates-relief-information

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