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Sign in or register for an accountWe are currently reviewing all Small Business Rate Relief awarded before 31 March 2026.
If you have received a review notification and wish to continue to receive this relief from 1 April 2027, you will need to complete a new application, no later than 30 October 2026.
If you have received a review notification and wish to advise us that you have moved out of, or sold a property, you can notify us of the changes at register for business rates.
Please do not ignore the review notification otherwise you may become liable to pay business rates from 1 April 2027.
Small business rate relief is available to ratepayers who occupy one property in England with a rateable value of up to £15,000
Occupation by the ratepayer of additional properties in England will be disregarded where:
The rateable value of any additional property is less than £2,900 and
The combined total of the rateable values of all the properties that the ratepayer occupies in England is less than £20,000 (for billing authorities outside of Greater London)
From 27 November 2025 businesses will retain Small Business Rates Relief on their first property for three years after they take on a second property, instead of just one year. The responsibility is on the business to notify Salford City Council of this even where the property is in an area governed by a different local authority.
Small business rates relief is not available for:
Unoccupied properties or
Ratepayers who are in receipt of any other mandatory relief e.g. charity relief
Rateable value | Percentage reduction |
|---|---|
Under £12,000 | 100% |
£12,001 to £15,000 | Sliding scale reducing from 100% to 0% |
Under £51,000 | Small business rate multiplier |
Apply for a small business rate relief
It is the responsibility of the business to notify the council of any changes that may affect eligibility to SBRR, using the form below.
This includes, but is not limited to:
The property becoming vacant
Occupation of an additional property
An increase in the rateable value of any property you occupy outside Salford City Council’s area