Business rates – apply for relief

Who should use this form

Use this form to apply for business rates relief if you think your business premises qualifies for a discount.

Before you complete the form

To apply for business rates relief you need to log into your My Lewisham account. If you don’t have one already, please click 'Log in and apply for relief’ below then choose 'register' and follow the instructions to create your account.

How to complete the form

After you log in you can complete the form:

• It should take between 10 and 20 minutes to complete.
• You will need to have your business rates account number and evidence that you are eligible for relief.
• You can upload evidence to support your application or do this later.

What happens next

• We will send you an email confirmation.

• We may contact you to arrange a visit to confirm the details of your application.

• We may ask you to submit more evidence using the business rates evidence upload form.