Business Rates will not be payable in the first three months that a property is empty.

This can be extended to six months if the property was inherited and fits into one of these criteria:

1. Constructed or adapted for use in the course of a trade or business
2. Constructed or adapted for use for one or more of the following purposes:
   • The manufacture, repair or adaption of goods or materials, or the subjection of goods or materials to any purpose
   • Storage (including the storage or handling of goods in the course of their distribution)
   • The working or processing of minerals
   • The generation of electricity

Apply for Empty Property Relief 

Empty Property Rate Relief - Printable version. Please print, complete and send to the Council address