LAs lose 50 per cent of business rates income through Covid

Local authorities’ business rates’ income dropped dramatically by almost 50% in the last financial year, revealed in government data published this week. According to the annual stats released by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing... Continue reading

Dunlop Heywood wins CoStar Most Active Disposals award

Dunlop Heywood is delighted to have won the CoStar Industrial Award for Most Active Disposals Agent (North East) for 2021. Particular thanks and congratulations go to Dunlop Heywood Director Andrew Chandler who heads up the... Continue reading

Scotland launches two consultations on business rate reforms

Scotland has launched two live consultations over proposed changes to its business rates’ appeals system. The consultation relating to the Valuation Appeal Committee and the new Scottish Tribunal system, closes on 28 November. You can... Continue reading

Dunlop Heywood advise on important RoI business rates’ ruling

The Valuation Tribunal Ireland has handed down an important decision in respect of the Westlink Tolls and the LUAS light rail system in Dublin. To start the Tribunal determined a procedural issue making clear that... Continue reading

Sunak hails business rates as central to tax system

The Government has now published its fundamental review of the non-domestic rates system. Its conclusions are uncontroversial with that basis set out by the Chancellor in his introduction to the document when he sets out... Continue reading

New business rate discounts announced in Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

There’s some good news on the business rates front today for hospitality, leisure and retailers in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. He announced in the last hour that there will be a new 50% business rates... Continue reading