Business Rates Guide
Business Rates for Hotels & Guest Houses
Hotel business rates are based on complex fair maintainable trade calculations. Many properties are overvalued — check yours for free.
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Common Issues for Hotels & Guest Houses
These are the most frequent problems we find when checking business rates for hotels & guest houses.
Hotel valuations often rely on fair maintainable trade (FMT) estimates that may not reflect current occupancy and revenue
RHL Relief provides significant discounts for hospitality businesses, but councils do not always apply it correctly
Seasonal and boutique hotels often have valuations that do not account for trading patterns
The 2026 revaluation reassesses every hotel — if your trade has declined, your rateable value should reflect that
Reliefs That May Apply to Your Hotel
We check every available relief as part of your property assessment. These are the most common for hotels & guest houses.
Retail, Hospitality & Leisure Relief
5p lower multiplier (2026-27)
Lower multipliers for qualifying occupied retail, hospitality and leisure properties in 2026-27, with separate backdated section 47 checks for 2023-26.
Small Business Rate Relief
Up to 100%
Up to 100% off the main property where its RV is under £15,000; additional properties can be permitted within individual and aggregate RV limits.
Supporting Small Business Relief
Cap on increase
Caps your annual bill increase at the higher of £800 or the transitional cap if you're losing Small Business Rate Relief (or 2025-26 RHL relief).
What a review establishes
For a hotel with a listed rateable value of £45,000, we first test the valuation and eligibility evidence.
Listed RV
£45,000
VOA starting point
Evidence review
Required
area, use, tone and relief facts
Bill result
After verification
full statutory calculation
Payable bill and savings are only shown after verification of the complete bill, including transition, relief interactions and local charges.
How We Help Hotels & Guest Houses
Check
We compare your hotel's rateable value against VOA data for similar properties and check for RHL Relief, Small Business Rate Relief.
Challenge
If we find you're overcharged, we write to your council to claim the relief you're owed.
Protect
Free property monitoring flags relevant changes. Any council or VOA work is scoped and priced separately.
Clear service pricing
Review free. Pay only for the next step you choose.
Council correction letter: £29 + VAT. Separately authorised VOA Challenge: 10% of confirmed liability savings, capped at £399 + VAT; £0 if there is no confirmed liability reduction.
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