Our Ref:         FOI-2384-1819

Thank you for your request received on 10 December 2017 asking for information about business rate reductions. I apologise for the delay in my response.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.

Please see the requested information below:

TFL  - Business Rate Refunds
Authority Financial Year
2016-17 Financial Year
2017-18 Financial Year
2018-19 Total
Barking & Dagenham 3,701  8,397 12,098
Barnet  14,972 26,297 41,269
Bexley   61,298 61,298
Brent 15,848  27,121 42,969
Brentwood 205 1,966  2,171
Bromley 990   990
Broxbourne 2,892 5,330  8,222
Camden 35,200 71,583 99,340 206,123
Chiltern District Council 674 5,832 9,922 16,428
City of London 243,288 2,429,340 54,915 2,727,543
City of Westminster 27,213 123,893 33,504 184,610
Crawley  66  66
Croxley   42,733 42,733
Croydon 10,663   10,663
Ealing 35,934 577,460 10,448 623,842
Enfield 17,691 10,146  27,837
Epping   1,451 1,451
Greenwich 6,685 7,972  14,657
Hackney 17,422 354,607 3,354 375,383
Hammersmith & Fulham 106,480 70,547 57,731 234,758
Haringey 20,533 16,405 19,621 56,559
Harrow 31,378 142,588 44,550 218,516
Havering  5,805 1,004 6,809
Hillingdon 4,895 93,026 10,996 108,916
Hounslow 3,872 19,917 14,097 37,885
Islington 73,183 198,651 55,564 327,397
Kensington & Chelsea 34,886 193,524 13,433 241,844
Kingston Upon Thames 4,661   4,661
Lambeth  158,633 1,427 160,060
Lewisham 41,161 10,988 26,177 78,325
Merton   3,150 3,150
Newham 568  114,094 114,662
RB Windsor & Maid  355,051  355,051
Richmond   6,102 6,102
Southwark  28,381 4,945 33,326
Three Rivers   52,426 52,426
Tower Hamlets 41,129 914,353 677,284 1,632,765
Waltham Forest 21,330   21,330
Wandsworth  9,053 127,881 136,934
Westminster 1,338,820 611,736 1,107,387 3,057,943
Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government  1,066,410 2,395,000 3,461,410
Total 2,141,301 7,498,232 5,111,648 14,751,181

This is a complete list of all business rates refunds received within the current and preceding two financial years. These refunds comprise business rate reductions, auditing and vacated property. All revenue generated is reinvested straight into ongoing investment in the Capital’s transport infrastructure.

If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

[email protected]