Public House receives backdated RHL Relief through RVA Surveyors
Case study:
Public House | Greater Manchester
KEY
FACTS
£6,070
SAVINGS
Public House
PROPERTY TYPE
March ’26
Review Completed
The Client
Based in Chorley, our client is a reputable and well-regarded pub chain with locations across the North West of England from Liverpool to the Ribble Valley. They assigned RVA Surveyors to review their 23 public houses regarding their business rates and to find if any savings could be made.
The Challenge
While conducting inspections of our client’s properties, the Audit Team also conducted reviews for additional savings through applications for reliefs. While several of their properties were already in receipt of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief for the 2023 rating list, the Stockport property stopped receiving the relief in 2022 due to the pub chain hitting the £110,000 relief cap for eligibility across all properties.
However, as we entered the 2025/26 financial year our client’s overall total for RHL Relief no longer hit the £110,000 cap, meaning their Stockport location could now be eligible to receive backdated relief for the 2025/26 financial year.
To ensure our client received the RHL relief, the Audit Team worked directly with the local authority to ensure this would be applied to their account.
The Outcome
By working with the local authority, the RVA Audit team were successful in the application of backdated RHL Relief, with £4,241.50 in savings for the 2025/26 financial year up to the discontinuation date on 31st March 2026. Now that we have entered the 2026 revaluation, our client are also in receipt of the 15% pub and music venue discount, adding an additional £1,829 and bringing their total savings to £6,070.65.
Due to the success in applying for the backdated RHL relief on behalf of our client, this made the property automatically eligible for the Small Business RHL multiplier, which will bring their overall liabilities down further through the 2026 revaluation.
