Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

If my business property is empty am I entitled to any rates relief?

Commercial property (Shops, Offices, Public Houses, Restaurants)

• Rateable Value less than £1900 - Exempt from paying rates.
• Rateable Value greater than £1900 - Exempt for first 3 months from date of vacation. 50% of full rates thereafter.

Industrial property (Workshops, Warehouses, Stores, etc.)

• Any rateable value - Exempt from paying rates.