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Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what business rate reliefs and multipliers apply to pubs in the City of London from 2026-27.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what business rate reliefs and multipliers apply to pubs in the City of London from 2026-27.

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    From April 2026, the government is introducing two lower business rates multipliers for qualifying Retail, Hospitality and Leisure properties (including pubs) with rateable values below £500,000. As a Special Authority, the City of London is able to levy ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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