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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 reading -
21st December 2016
2016 Review – Business Rates and other little known facts
BY Stuart Hicks, Director As an eventful 2016 draws to a close, every man and his intern seems to be either doing an annual summary or forecast in one form or another. Not to denigrate... Continue reading -
24th November 2016
Autumn statement? – more of a reiteration
By Stuart Hicks, Director Well, Philip Hammond’s first Autumn statement is in the bag but judging by the commentators and column inches so far there wasn’t much to pick over that hadn’t already been leaked... Continue reading -
17th 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 -
11th November 2016
Supreme Court case has seismic implications for property sector
An interesting court case is currently at the Supreme Court with property developers attempting to overturn a change to a business rates’ ruling that has forced them to pay millions in unexpected charges over recent... Continue reading -
1st November 2016
London should stop complaining and just get on with it
By Stuart Hicks – Director I saw another sob story this week about how hard London businesses are lobbying for a fairer deal on business rates but the main message is still being missed when... Continue reading