Business Rates Small Business Bonus Scheme 2026

Business Rates - Small Business Bonus Scheme

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A summary of the rates of relief and eligibility for the Small Business Bonus Scheme is set out below:

Ratepayers with a single property:

Rateable Value of Property	Rate of Relief
£12,000 or less	100%
£12,001 to £15,000	Tapered from 100% to 25%
£15,001 to less than £20,000	Tapered from 25% to 0%

Ratepayers with multiple properties:

Cumulative Rateable Value of all Properties	Rate of Relief
£12,000 or less	100%
£12,001 to £35,000	25% for individual properties with rateable value of £15,000 or less
£15,001 to less than £20,000	Tapered from 25% to 0% for individual properties with rateable value of £15,001 to less than £20,000

Processing your Data

The Business Rates Administration Privacy Notice is provided to explain what information the council needs in order to administer your Business Rates.

Full details of how the council collects, gathers and processes your data can be found on the Data Protection and GDPR pages of our website.

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The Ratepayer and the Property
1. Business Rates Account Number
2. Trading Name of Business
3. Legal Name of Business (if different to trading name)
4. Legal Structure of the Business
5. Please specify the legal structure of the business:
6. Companies House Registration Number or Charity Registration Number (if applicable)
7. Date relief is being claimed from
8. Property address
  1. Address lookup
    
    Postcode*
    
    Address
  2. Label
  3. Flat Number
    
    Building Number
    
    Street
    
    Town
    
    County
    
    Postcode
9. Is the Property used for*
10. 1. Short-term Letting
  2. What is the nature of the business, e.g. Self-Catering accomodation, AirBnB?
  3. Do you require a short-term let licence?
  4. Have you obtained a short-term let licence?
  5. If you have obtained a short-term let licence please detail which type of licence is in place and the licence number
  6. Self-Catering Transitional Relief will cap the increase in the gross rates liability for eligible properties at 15% from 1st April 2026. If eligible, do you which to apply for this relief?
11. SHOOT
  1. Shooting Rights
  2. Is the property a croft, agricultural holdings, small land holdings?
  3. Are the shootings leased to someone who is in receipt of support under the Scottish Rural Development programme being a new entrant to farming?
  4. Are the shootings leased in accordance with the model lease for environmental purposes under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025?
  5. Are the shooting rights exercised solely for the purpose of environmental management or preventing damage to woodland or agricultural production, or a combination of the both?
  6. Are any deer shot made available for human consumption as venison?
  7. Are the shooting rights exercised in practice?
12. DEER
  1. Deer Forests
  2. Are the shooting rights exercised in practice?
  3. Are the shooting rights exercise solely for the purpose of environmental management or preventing damage to woodland or agricultural production, or a combination of both?
  4. Are any deer shot made available for human consumption as venison?
13. OTHER
  1. Other
  2. What is the property used for? (e.g. shop, hairdressers etc.)
14. When did you become responsible for the property?*
15. Is the property currently occupied?*
16. Has the property been continually occupied from the date you are applying?
17. When did the property become unoccupied?
18. When did the property become occupied?
19. Name of person or business who occupies the property:
20. Contact Details
  1. Name of person completing the form*
  2. Status within the organisation*
  3. Telephone (Daytime)
  4. Email
    
    As you provided us with an email address we will send your bill to you electronically
    Please confirm you want to receive your bill electronically?
    
    Ebilling requested
    
    Yes
    
    No
  5. What is your relationship with the property?*
Landlord Details
1. Name of Landlord
2. Landlord's Phone No. :
3. Landlord's Email :
4. Landlords Address
  1. Address lookup
    
    Postcode
    
    Address
  2. Label
  3. Flat Number
    
    Building Number
    
    Street
    
    Town
    
    County
    
    Postcode

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Business Rates Small Business Bonus Scheme 2026