Improvement Relief
Improvement Relief provides 12 months of relief from higher business rates bills where qualifying improvements increase rateable value.
Improvements must increase rateable value, be completed on or after 1 April 2024, and involve expansions or new plant/equipment. The same ratepayer must occupy the property throughout the improvement works and afterwards. Relief lasts 12 months from completion of qualifying works. VOA assesses improvements, issues a certificate, and we apply the relief automatically.