21st May 2023
7th March 2023
New regulations passed to limit rating appeals linked to future Covid pandemics
Regulations to prevent rating appeals consequent on actions taken by public authorities or governments, and their effects, as a result of any future coronavirus pandemic has been passed in the last few days. The Valuation... Continue reading
2nd November 2022
Scotland delays issuing new appeal regulations for 2023 Revaluation
The Scottish Government has announced that there is a further delay in the issue of the new appeal regulations for the 2023 business rates revaluation. They were supposed to be issued on 26 October (after... Continue reading
30th June 2022
Dunlop Heywood – At a Glance Business Rates Guide 2022/23
Dunlop Heywood has produced an AT A GLANCE : BUSINESS RATES 2022/23 GUIDE covering the UK, including Northern Ireland. https://dunlopheywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/At-a-Glance-Business-Rates-2022-23.pdf Continue reading 26th May 2022
MCC appeals relating to Covid-19 impact dismissed – Tribunal
Tribunal Decision – MCC Appeals related to the impact of the COVID Pandemic, dismissed. The subject appeals were based on the following premise ‘We propose a 65% ‘stand back’ abatement to the existing rateable value... Continue reading 11th May 2022
Business Rates: ending of appeal rights on the 2017 rating list
Business Rates: ending of appeal rights on the 2017 rating list The Government is to bring forward regulations to confirm end dates on the right to appeal against business rate assessments on the current 2017... Continue reading
7th February 2022
Recent court case highlighted rate avoidance arrangement as a sham
Another recent case looks at the concept of rateable occupation in the context of rates avoidance. In Queen Street Properties Ltd v Cardiff City and County Council [2022] EWHC 36, Mr Justice Eyre confirmed the... Continue reading 5th January 2022
Dunlop Heywood secure significant rates win for Irish Football Association
A rateable value reduction has been secured for the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, on the 2015 Valuation List following detailed discussions with Land & Property Services in Belfast. Following the 2015... Continue reading
21st December 2021