▁law , ▁especially ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁char ity ▁sh ops , ▁which ▁provides ▁guidance . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁non - pro fit ▁making ▁bodies ▁may ▁also ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁similar , ▁but ▁dis cret ion ary , ▁relief . ▁The ▁criteria ▁are ▁given ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Em pty ▁and ▁partly ▁occupied ▁relief ▁▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁empty ▁relief ▁was ▁alter ed , ▁removing ▁the ▁previous ▁total ▁relief ▁for ▁industrial ▁properties , ▁and ▁removing ▁the ▁ 5 0 % ▁relief ▁for ▁other ▁properties . ▁The ▁three - month ▁period ▁of ▁total ▁relief ▁for ▁non - indust rial ▁properties ▁was ▁retained , ▁and ▁a ▁six - month ▁period ▁instit uted ▁for ▁industrial ▁properties . ▁As ▁before , ▁some ▁properties ▁retained ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁empty ▁relief ; ▁these ▁included ▁all ▁properties ▁below ▁a ▁certain ▁rate able ▁value ▁( £ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁and ▁listed ▁buildings . H amilton ▁et ▁al . ▁pp . 5 1 3 – 5 1 5 ▁In ▁the ▁Pre ▁Bud get ▁Report ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁increased ▁the ▁rate able ▁value ▁for ▁full ▁relief ▁to ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Where ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁property ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁empty ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁a ▁dis cret ion ary ▁form ▁of