Business rates – apply for relief
You have until 31 March 2026 to request any changes to your current rateable value using your business rates valuation account. After 1 April 2026 you will only be able to make changes to your new valuation.
If you don't have an account or haven't accessed one for some time, you should register now. It can take up to 15 working days to complete the verification process and claim your property.
Business rates online billingIf you've signed up to online billing, you won't get a business rates bill for 2026/27 in the post - but it will be available to download or print in your MyLewisham account. If your email receipt's not in your inbox, please check your spam or junk folders.
Online account problemsWe’re currently experiencing issues with the online account service, including viewing your council tax bill. We're working to get it fixed as soon as possible.
You can still make payments online using our payment service.
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
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we will send you an email confirmation
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we may contact you to arrange a visit to confirm the details of your application
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we may ask you to submit more evidence using the business rates evidence upload form