17th January 2017
13th January 2017
NHS hospitals brace themselves for business rates’ hike in April
Changes to the business rates system after from April 1 this year mean that the 1,249 NHS hospitals liable for the property tax will see their bill increase by 21% over the next five years,... Continue reading
6th January 2017
Wind of change coming for farmers using renewable energy turbines
Farmers who own or operate small scale wind turbines will be subject to some significant rises in business rates after April 1st, this year. This only applies to England and Wales – Scotland has its... Continue reading17th November 2016
Equal measures – how the pub industry is affected by the revaluation
By Stuart Hicks, Director Just a quick musing from me today after seeing an article that had a very novel way of measuring the impact of business rates on one industry. It centres on the... Continue reading
18th October 2016
Business rate reference materials
Valuation Office Agency: Non-domestic rating statistics – https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-non-domestic-rating-statistics Non-domestic Rating: Change in Rateable value of Rating Lists, England and Wales, 2017 Revaluation https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-change-in-rateable-value-of-rating-lists-england-and-wales-2017-revaluation Business rates: How different properties are measured https://www.gov.uk/guidance/measuring-property-for-rating-purposes Valuation of Public Houses 2017... Continue reading
13th October 2016
How the regions fared in the RV revaluation shake up
Some interesting stats are coming out of the VOA at the moment, with so much attention on the Revaluation and its implications for businesses and retailers. It’s most recent release looks at the total Rateable... Continue reading10th October 2016
Consultation out on Welsh transitional relief scheme
A consultation document has been released that covers the introduction of a transitional relief scheme in Wales, designed to help small businesses that would lose out on small business relief following the revaluation. Any response need to... Continue reading
4th October 2016
VOA reveal regional winners & losers in 2017 revaluation
THE VOA has finally released its own figures on how the change in the Rateable Value (RV) of non-domestic properties will affect the regions, following the recent revaluation. The long overdue revaluation will finally reflect... Continue reading
29th September 2016