Gyms and Leisure: Business Rates
Commons · Question 129344 · Tabled 22 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the business rates relief given to pubs to independent gyms and other leisure businesses.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 28 Apr 2026
Pubs rents in business rates valuations are analysed differently to some other sectors. While most hospitality and leisure properties are valued by comparing the size of the property, pubs are valued by comparing their turnover potential. Industry bodies ...