At the Autumn Budget on 30 October 2024, the Chancellor extended the business rates relief scheme for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties, worth over £1.5 billion in 2025-26.
The 2025-26 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure business rates relief scheme will provide eligible, occupied, retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a 40% relief, up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business group.
Eligible properties must be wholly or mainly being used:
- as shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas or live music venues
- for assembly and leisure; or
- as hotels, guest and boarding premises or self-catering accommodation
Apply for a discount
We will automatically apply the discount to properties that we think will qualify. If you feel your business fits the criteria for the discount and have not received it, or you have started a new business, please apply using the link below:
Apply for Retail Relief Discount
Opt out of the discount
You have the option to refuse the discount awarded in relation to your business premises. Please be aware that once you have refused the discount, you cannot withdraw your refusal for all or any part of the discount period. To notify us you wish to refuse the discount please send us an email.
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
