If your business property is empty or partly occupied, you can apply for business rate relief.
This means you do not have to pay for the first 3 months, or 6 months for an industrial property.
If the property is empty after that, we will charge the full business rates.
There are some exceptions if the:
- owner is prohibited by law from occupying the property
- building is kept empty by the Crown, local council, or a public body
- building is listed or ancient monuments
- building’s value is less than £2,900
- owner has died, or the building is part of bankruptcy or liquidation