Certain properties are exempt from business rates.
Agricultural land and buildings
You do not have to pay business rates on agricultural land and buildings unless they’re used for non-agricultural purposes.
For example, you’ll need to pay business rates if your farm includes a shop, a bed and breakfast or a petting zoo.
Properties used for disabled people
You do not have to pay business rates if the property is being used wholly or in part for the benefit of disabled people.
Places of religious worship
You do not need to pay business rates if your property is a certified place of public religious worship. This includes church halls and buildings used to organise worship.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) decides which places of religious worship meet the eligibility criteria for business rate exemptions.
Contact the Business Rates Team
Please include the topic of enquiry and your account number (if you have one) in the subject line of your email.
Address: Town HallSt Aldate's
Oxford
OX1 1BX
