Reductions and reliefs

Retail, Hospitality and Leisure scheme

You could qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief if your business is mainly being used as a:

  • shop
  • restaurant, café, bar or pub
  • cinema or music venue
  • hospitality or leisure business - for example, a gym, a spa or a hotel

You may be able to get retail, hospitality and leisure relief on top of other types of business rates relief you’re eligible for.

2023/24 Retail Hospitality and Leisure scheme

At the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022 the Chancellor announced the introduction of a new business rates relief scheme for retail, hospitality and leisure properties worth around £2.1 billion in 2023 to 2024. The 2023/24 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure business rates relief scheme will provide eligible, occupied, retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a 75% relief, up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business.

This relief has been applied automatically to those businesses we considered eligible in line with the government guidance and this will be detailed on your 2023/24 annual bill. You do not need to apply for it. If it has not been awarded and you believe that you qualify, then please contact us:

Email: businessrates@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 300 8011