TRANSITIONAL RATE RELIEF

TRANSITIONAL Rate Relief

You're eligible if...

You get transitional relief if your:
  • property is in England
  • rates go up or down by more than a certain amount
    Your council will adjust your bill automatically if you’re eligible.

    • How much your bill can change by:

    How much your bill can change by from one year to the next depends on both:
  • your property’s rateable value
  • whether your bill is increasing or decreasing as a result of revaluation
    You stop getting transitional relief when your bill reaches the full amount set by a revaluation. The business rates year is from 1 April to 31 March the following year. If your bill is increasing

    • If your bill is increasing

    Rateable value

    2017 to 2018

    2018 to 2019

    2019 to 2020

    2020 to 2021

    2021 to 2022

    Up to £20,000 (£28,000 in London)

    5.0%

    7.5%

    10.0%

    15.0%

    15.0%

    20,001 (28,001 in London) to £99,999

    12.5%

    17.5%

    20.0%

    25.0%

    25.0%

    Over £100,000

    42.0%

    32.0%

    49.0%

    16.0%

    6.0%

    If your bill is decreasing

    Rateable value

    2017 to 2018

    2018 to 2019

    2019 to 2020

    2020 to 2021

    2021 to 2022

    Up to £20,000 (£28,000 in London)

    20.0%

    30.0%

    35.0%

    55.0%

    55.0%

    20,001 (28,001 in London) to £99,999

    10.0%

    15.0%

    20.0%

    25.0%

    25.0%

    Over £100,000

    4.1%

    4.6%

    5.9%

    5.8%

    4.8%

    The transitional certificate value will be used in the business rates calculation for your property instead of the usual rateable value.

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