What are the qualifying criteria for Mandatory Relief?
A. For a Post Office or General Store to be entitled to 50% Mandatory Relief, all the following criteria must be met :- • The Rateable Value of the property must not exceed £7,000. • The property must be used as a Post Office or a General Store (see below for definition), or both. • The property must be the only Post Office or the only General Store in the Rural Settlement. B. For a Public House or Petrol Filling Station to be entitled to 50% Mandatory Relief, all the following criteria must me met :- • The Rateable Value of the property must not exceed £10,500. • The property must be used as a Public House (see below for definition) or a Petrol Filling Station (see below for definition) • The property must be the only Public House or the only Petrol Filling Station in the Rural Settlement. For a village food shop to be entitled to 50% Mandatory Relief, all the following criteria must be met :- • The Rateable Value of the property must not exceed £7,000. • The property must be used as
