16th May 2019
16th May 2019
Worst performing UK high streets revealed in latest retail report
Pressure is still increasing on the Government to take action on business rates after the latest national town centre vacancy rate reached 10.2% last month, the highest year on year recorded rate since 2015. The... Continue reading
12th May 2019
RSA response to latest Government business rates’ inquiry
By Stuart Hicks, Director The Rating Surveyors’ Association (RSA) has published its response to the Government’s current inquiry on how business rates policy has impacted business with some interesting recommendations. The latest inquiry was set... Continue reading
29th April 2019
Council looking to name and shame firms which dodge business rates
By Stuart Hicks, Director Once again Scotland seems to be leading the way in new business rate policies with Glasgow City Council looking to adopt a policy of naming and shaming companies that avoid paying... Continue reading 23rd April 2019
Rates mitigation schemes that rely on charitable occupation questioned
By Stuart Hicks, Director An interesting issue has been examined by Walker J in My Community Space v Ipswich BC [2018] EWHC 3313 (Admin). Ipswich Borough Council said that the occupations by registered charity My... Continue reading
8th April 2019
Two-tier rates’ system to help retailers could cause headache for other sectors
By Stuart Hicks, Director Last week saw business rates rise again, with the multiplier increasing to 50.4p in the pound – a hit many companies could do without and pretty much every retail lobbyist out there... Continue reading 9th November 2018
BREAKING NEWS: Court of Appeal Business Rates’ ATM ruling
Hot off the press – the Court of Appeal has ruled that ATMs in supermarkets and shops should not be shown separately in the rating list and be subject to separate non-domestic rates charges. The... Continue reading
29th October 2018
Help at hand for retailers in budget today
The Chancellor has promised to help small shops by cutting business rates by a third for all retailers in England with a rateable value of £51,000 or less. That will mean an annual saving of... Continue reading
23rd October 2018