26th July 2018
26th July 2018
Welsh Business Rates’ reform latest
By Stuart Hicks, Director No need to stop the press, but the next non-domestic rating revaluation in Wales will now take place in 2021, bringing it into line with the next revaluation in England. This... Continue reading
16th July 2018
More firms ending up in Magistrates’ over non-payment of business rates
A short but certainly not sweet update on another impact of the revaluation on businesses across England and Wales. Almost 200,000 businesses are believed to have been summoned to appear before magistrates for non-payment... Continue reading
7th May 2018
Business Rates’ revaluation almost bad as 2008/09 crash for retailers?
The business rates’ revaluation has been almost as bad as the financial crash of 2008/2009 for restaurant groups and retailers, according to new research out this week. In the last 12 months, since the revaluation... Continue reading
26th February 2018
Business rate receipts to soar as appeals plummet
By Stuart Hicks, Director It is business rates bonus time for the Government once again with almost £25bn set to be collected in 2018/19. Local authorities in England alone are calculated to collect an additional... Continue reading 8th February 2018
Retailers are getting creative to qualify for business rate relief
It seems retailers are having to become “creative” to find ways to qualify for the various business rate relief schemes currently on offer. Reports are surfacing of small retailers looking to abandon or even “lop... Continue reading
2nd March 2017
Newbigin (VO) v S J & J Monk ruling –
The Supreme Court has this week handed down a very welcome judgment in Newbigin (VO) v S J & J Monk, a rating case with important implications. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, overturning the... Continue reading 20th February 2017
Business rates protests continue to make national headlines
Business leaders from a growing number of sectors have come out to condemn the business rates revaluation which kicks in on April 1. Momentum has been building with business chiefs, as far apart as London... Continue reading 31st January 2017