2026 Rates Revaluation

All commercial premises in England & Wales will be revalued by the Valuation Office Agency effective from 1st April 2026, based on rental or trade evidence at the Antecedent Valuation Date (AVD) of 1st April 2024.

There will be significant regional and local adjustments from the 2023 Rating List, leading to increased and reduced liability for business rates depending on use class. This is predominantly linked to variations in rental values, based on rental or receipts growth or decline from 1st April 2021 to 1st April 2024 (AVD's for the 2023 and 2026 Rating Lists).

Retail Relief is being abolished and will be replaced with new multipliers effective from 1st April 2026.

The new multipliers, as announced in the Autumn Budget 2025, are:

Small business Retail, Hospitality, and Leisure (RHL) multiplier: 38.2 pence for eligible properties with a Rateable Value (RV) below £51,000.

Standard RHL multiplier: 43.0 pence for eligible properties with an RV between £51,000 and £499,999.

National Small Business multiplier: 43.2 pence for non-RHL properties with an RV below £51,000.

National Standard multiplier: 48.0 pence for non-RHL properties with an RV between £51,000 and £499,999.

High-value multiplier: 50.8 pence for all properties with an RV of £500,000 and above. 

There will be a 1p supplement in addition to fund transitional relief (0.392, 0.440, 0.442. 0.49 & 0.518 respectively).

These new rates represent a reduction from the 2025/26 multipliers, where the small business rate was 49.9p and the standard rate was 55.5p.

Transitional Relief Caps (England)

The government has introduced a redesigned, three-year, £3.2 billion transitional relief scheme to support ratepayers facing bill increases. The maximum yearly increase caps are as follows, based on a property's rateable value (RV):

Rateable Value (RV) 

2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29

£20,001 to £100,000

15%, 25% + inflation - 40% + inflation

Over £100,000  

30%,25% + inflation - 25% + inflation

As the Valuation Office Agency have historically received a limited response from occupiers when collating rental evidence for the Revaluation. The key rents used in calculating the Rateable Value are often missing or have been analysed incorrectly.

Our Surveyors will fully analyse all rental evidence to ensure the correct Rateable Value. 

We have already identified numerous schemes of properties where the rental evidence suggests that a lower rate should be applied.

We have an established and varied Client base - ranging from independent shops; pubs, clubs and restaurant chains, to multinational companies.

Most of our new Clients are recommended through existing Clients. 

We will never “cold call” without conducting prior due diligence, however if (having analysed rental evidence for an office scheme, for example), we have identified that the rate adopted for your property is excessive, we may then contact you by e-mail or letter.

We are fully conversant with the Check, Challenge, Appeal process, having submitted numerous cases already.

We will:

Appeal the current 2023 Rating List!
Please complete our no obligation assessment form.

We operate on a NO WIN... NO FEE basis!

Fees will ONLY be payable once we have secured guaranteed savings for your Company...

We offer dedicated business rates services to a range of property sectors from bulk use classes including retail, office and industrial premises to specialist uses such as hotels, pubs, clubs, golf courses, bowling alleys, petrol stations, colleges, nurseries and showrooms.