This relief has been provided by the Government as part of its response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
From 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2021 it is a business rates holiday - this means that the rates bill for eligible properties during that period is reduced to zero.
From 1 July 2021 to 31 March 2022 it is a relief of 66 per cent - this means that the rates bill for eligible properties will be reduced by that amount. Where a business occupies more than one property, there are limits on the total value of relief a
business can receive.
Eligible properties
for expanded retail relief:
These are properties that are occupied, and wholly or mainly used:
- as a shop, restaurant, café, drinking establishment, cinema or live music venue
- for assembly or leisure (including sports clubs, nightclubs, theatres, sport and leisure facilities, gyms, public halls, clubhouses)
- as a hotel, guest and boarding premises or self-catering accommodation.
For more information about what property uses are eligible, please see the guidance on the Government website.
for nursery relief:
These are properties that are occupied, and wholly or mainly used:
- for the provision of childcare in the Early Years Foundation Stage by providers that are on Ofsted's Early Years Register.
Premises that have closed temporarily due to the Government’s advice on COVID-19 will be treated as occupied.
Limits on relief
For the period 1 July 2021 to 31 March 2022, the total relief a business can receive is limited to £105,000, or £2 million if the business occupies a property that was required to be closed on 5 January 2021.
Business rates bills for 2021-2022 that we send out until late May 2021 will only show the business rates holiday. We will contact businesses again at that point with revised bills showing the change to the 66 per cent relief rate.
If you think your business qualifies for expanded retail relief or nursery relief but you have not received a bill showing this, please email us at business.rates@dacorum.gov.uk.
Opting out of relief
A business can opt out of expanded retail relief or nursery relief for the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 for one or all properties it occupies. If you want to do this, please email us at business.rates@dacorum.gov.uk confirming the account numbers and property addresses for which you are opting out. You can do this at any time until 30 April 2022, and we will then remove the relief from your
account and send you a new bill.
Please note:
if you do opt out of these reliefs you will not be able to change your mind and opt back in again at a later date.