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Small businesses, charities, retail properties and pubs can get discounts on their business rates bills.
You could get Small Business Rate Relief if your business property's rateable value is less than £15,000.
You'll usually get an automatic 80% discount on your business rates bill if your business property is used as a charity or a Community Amateur Sports Club.
You can also print and fill in our charity relief form (PDF 55KB) to apply for for a 100% discount, but we have limited funds and cannot award the help to everyone.
Send your completed form to:
Business rates
Brighton & Hove City Council
PO box 2929
BN1 1PS
Or you can email a scanned version of the form to nndr@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
You could qualify for 75% off your business rates bill from 1 April 2023, up to a total of £110,000 if your business is mainly being used:
Here are some examples of businesses that would also fall within the criteria:
More examples can be found on the government’s guidance document. Your bill will automatically be updated with the discount if you qualify.
Retail Discount is also available for previous financial years if your business is a:
If you were eligible during previous years but did not receive your discount at the time, you could get:
You can find more information on retail discount on the GOV.UK website. If you did not receive the retail discount but believe you were entitled, contact the Business Rates team.
You may be entitled to help for empty and partly occupied properties for a limited amount of time.