You might get improvement relief if you make certain improvements to your property. If you’re eligible, you’ll get the relief for one year. It starts from when you complete your improvements.
Eligibility
Any improvements you make must:
· increase the ‘rateable value’ of your property
· be completed on or after 1 April 2024
They must also either:
· increase the size of your property
· add new features or equipment to your property, such as heating, air conditioning or CCTV
Any improvements to existing features or equipment do not qualify.
You must have occupied the property during and after the improvement works to get improvement relief. You cannot pass on your improvement relief to anybody else.
How to get improvement relief
You do not need to apply for improvement relief. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will be told if you’ve made an improvement to your property and will decide if you qualify for improvement relief.
If you qualify, the VOA will send a certificate to you and your local council showing:
- the property’s new rateable value
- how much improvement relief you’re getting
- when the relief ends
