2009/10 Business Rates Deferral Scheme

In 2009 businesses could defer payment of some of their 2009 rates bill.

The right to apply for deferral ended on 31 March 2010. Fifty per cent of the amount deferred was payable in 2010, with the balance payable in 2011. The deferred amounts are included in the instalments for those years.

The outstanding deferral amount becomes payable in full if a ratepayer:

• vacates a property, or
• loses the right to pay by instalments as a result of non payment.