The government extended the retail relief for the financial year 2025/26, for eligible properties, a 40% relief, with a £110,000 cap per business, for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. This is for properties which are occupied, wholly and mainly used for the points below, or reasonable accessible to visiting members of the public. Therefore, hereditaments, which are occupied but not wholly or mainly used for the qualifying purpose, will not qualify for the relief.
Hereditaments that are NOT reasonably accessible to visiting members of the public.
If the information which has been provided is not correct and does not fit into the criteria for retail relief guidelines for 2025/26 this will be removed after relevant visits have taken place and backdated charge will be applied from the 1 April 2025.
Businesses may choose to opt out of support by providing billing authorities notification of their request to refuse support, per eligible hereditament. Please note once opted out the business cannot opt back in.
Any backdate request will only be actioned up to 1 October 2026. After this the relief cannot be awarded
The retail discount was extended for 2024/25 for eligible properties, at 75% relief, with a £110,000 cap per business, for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Any backdate request will only be actioned up to 1 October 2025. After this the relief cannot be awarded.
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