16th November 2020
12th October 2020
Pandemic maybe fast forwarding business rate reforms
One unforeseen consequence of Covid-19 is that the pandemic may have fast-forwarded business rate reform, according to a report out this week. The new report endorsed by the CBI says the need for change is... Continue reading 7th September 2020
Covid-19 pandemic leads to rush for business rate appeals
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to more than 50,000 extra appeals being lodged by Scottish businesses against their business rates. Thousands of Scottish firms are still waiting to hear on their appeals due to a... Continue reading
9th August 2020
Business rate appeals surge by almost 700 per cent in Q1
By Stuart Hicks. Director. The number of businesses appealing against business rates in the first quarter has surged, according to new Government figures. Business rate appeals have soared by 690% between April and June this... Continue reading
20th May 2020
Supreme Court rule cashpoints not rateable – verdict in
A landmark judgement has been handed down by the Supreme Court in Cardtronics UK Ltd v Sykes (VO) [2020] UKSC 21. The judgement addresses the thorny issue as to who is the rateable occupier of... Continue reading
10th February 2020
Check Challenge Appeal statistics make grim reading for businesses
Business rates have been in the headlines the past few weeks right across the UK but the main focus has been on rate reliefs and some significant changes been voted through in Scotland. Perhaps the... Continue reading
9th September 2019
VOA figures reveal 100,000 business ratepayers using the CCA appeal system
New figures recently released by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) have revealed that ratepayers now using the new “Check, Challenge Appeal” system, registered 100,740 ‘Checks’ between 1st April 2017 and 30th June 2019, the first... Continue reading
4th July 2018
Completion Notices under the spotlight in tribunal ruling
By Stuart Hicks, Director You may think I just spend my days trawling online tomes to find the latest rating appeals as I’ve written about quite a few lately, but this one is worth a... Continue reading
21st May 2018