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Check whether you could pay less business rates

The business rates bill for your shop, workshop or unit has arrived. Find out which reliefs might apply and get a short, clear email to your council to ask.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The problem

Business rates feel fixed, and nobody tells you about reliefs. Small businesses sometimes pay for years without asking whether they qualify for anything.

The outcome

The business rates bill for your shop, workshop or unit has arrived. Find out which reliefs might apply and get a short, clear email to your council to ask.

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me check whether I could pay less business rates.

My premises: [shop, unit, workshop; town or council]
What I use it for: [details]
Other business property: [none, or list]

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A short example

The business rates bill for your shop, workshop or unit has arrived. Find out which reliefs might apply and get a short, clear email to your council to ask.

This does not give tax advice. The books stay in the accounting system.

The prompt · Claude

Help me check whether I could pay less business rates.

My premises: [shop, unit, workshop; town or council]
What I use it for: [details]
Other business property: [none, or list]

The full prompt is free – sign up in 10 seconds

Get the full prompt free

No password needed. We email you a sign-in link.

A short example

The business rates bill for your shop, workshop or unit has arrived. Find out which reliefs might apply and get a short, clear email to your council to ask.

1

You describe your premises, what you use it for and any other business property.

2

The assistant asks about the bill you've had and whether anything has changed.

3

You get the reliefs worth asking about from GOV.UK, what to gather and an email to your council.

What happens

Use Claude to check whether you could pay less business rates

The business rates bill for your shop, workshop or unit has arrived. Find out which reliefs might apply and get a short, clear email to your council to ask.

Tools

Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.

  • Claude — required. Drafts from the text you paste. Nothing is sent.