▁more ▁than ▁£ 2 , 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁rate able ▁value ▁of ▁all ▁properties ▁is ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( £ 2 1 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁London ). ▁ ▁Where ▁there ▁are ▁additional ▁properties , ▁only ▁the ▁main ▁property ▁will ▁have ▁the ▁relief ▁applied . ▁The ▁relief ▁must ▁be ▁act ively ▁applied ▁for ▁by ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁form ▁available ▁from ▁each ▁local ▁council . ▁A ▁bill ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁relief ▁mand atory ▁was ▁not ▁passed ▁into ▁legisl ation ▁although ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁greater ▁take - up ▁of ▁this ▁assistance . ▁ ▁To ▁fund ▁the ▁relief ▁in ▁England , ▁a ▁supp lement ▁is ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Un iform ▁Business ▁R ate ▁multip lier . ▁However , ▁this ▁supp lement ▁is ▁only ▁applied ▁to ▁properties ▁with ▁rate able ▁values ▁of ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁or ▁higher ▁( £ 2 1 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁London ), ▁so ▁properties ▁between ▁£ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁£ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁receive ▁neither ▁the ▁relief , ▁nor ▁the ▁supp lement ▁ ▁In ▁Wales , ▁small ▁business ▁rates ▁relief ▁was ▁not ▁introduced ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁replaced ▁rural ▁property ▁relief , ▁but ▁included ▁similar ▁prov isions , ▁with ▁ 5 0 % ▁relief ▁for ▁most ▁properties ▁with ▁a ▁rate able ▁value ▁below ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 2 5 % ▁relief ▁for ▁rate able ▁values ▁between