Unoccupied property rating
Business rates are usually still payable on non-domestic properties that are unoccupied.
That said, most empty properties are exempt from business rates for the first three months after they become vacant.
Some properties qualify for a longer exemption. For example, certain industrial premises can receive up to six months free of business rates, and some properties - such as vacant listed buildings - are not charged business rates at all while they remain empty.
