Business Rates Holiday for Retail, Hospitality & Leisure

Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England* will not have to pay business rates for this year. Your business will be eligible if it is based in England and is in the sectors mentioned above (including some distributors and most dealerships).

Businesses do not need to act as local authorities will apply the business rates holiday to bills.

This ‘holiday’ will apply to rates bills for the 2020/2021 tax year – local authorities may have to reissue bills. To check if your leisure business is eligible, click here.

*Some aspects of coronavirus business support are devolved. For business support outside of England, there is separate information for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland where there is a 3-month rates holiday.