21st July 2020
3rd June 2020
Wales’ business rates revaluation postponed
The Welsh Government has made the following announcement: – “Following the UK Government’s decision not to bring forward the Non-domestic rates revaluation, the same position will also be taken in Wales. “It is disappointing the... Continue reading7th 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 12th January 2018
Debt collectors called in to claw back Business Rate arrears
By Stuart Hicks. Director. English and Welsh councils are believed to have used bailiffs on nearly 41,000 firms that struggled to pay higher business rates following the Government’s controversial revaluation last year. Apparently, research shows... Continue reading
27th June 2017
Luxury brands in Bond Street exodus?
Some of the biggest names to grace Bond Street are supposedly considering shutting up shop as a result of business rates and high rents; apparently they don’t see the relationship between rateable value and rental... Continue reading11th May 2017
Football clubs facing triple digit business rates rises on back of league successes
By Adam Brooke, Rating Director Some British football clubs have more to worry about than just their league position as the 2016/17 season draws to a close. Having gathered the business rates data following the revaluation,... Continue reading31st January 2017
Mary Portas joins row over business rates
Retail guru Mary Portas has joined the chorus of criticism of the Government’s business rates’ revaluation, taking to Twitter to vent her frustration. “This is short term business thinking, sadly, from the govt,” Portas said on... Continue reading 24th January 2017