▁available ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁properties , ▁and ▁for ▁any ▁others ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁current ▁limit ▁of ▁£ 1 2 0 0 0 ▁rate able ▁value , ▁provided ▁they ▁are ▁jud ged ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁benefit ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁community . ▁ ▁Small ▁Business ▁R ate ▁Rel ief ▁▁ ▁Official ly ▁known ▁as ▁" Non - Dom estic ▁R ating ▁( Sm all ▁Business ▁R ate ▁Rel ief )" ▁( SB R R ) ▁the ▁latest ▁order ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁extends ▁the ▁relief ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁the ▁rating ▁list ▁that ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁featured ▁a ▁new ▁relief ▁designed ▁to ▁benefit ▁small ▁business es . ▁The ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁introduced ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁relief , ▁initially ▁set ▁at ▁ 5 0 % ▁for ▁properties ▁with ▁a ▁rate able ▁value ▁of ▁below ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁is ▁reduced ▁by ▁ 1 % ▁for ▁each ▁£ 1 2 0 ▁over ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁( effect ively ▁a ▁sl iding ▁scale ▁from ▁ 5 0 % ▁at ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 0 % ▁at ▁£ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ), ▁where ▁the ▁rate p ayer ▁has : ▁ ▁one ▁property , ▁or ▁ ▁one ▁property ▁plus ▁additional ▁properties , ▁none ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁rate able ▁value ▁of