20th May 2020
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
Dunlop Heywood demonstrates strong track record in go kart rating appeal success
Dunlop Heywood has been successful in an important Tribunal appeal on behalf of Go Karting for Fun Ltd which saw its rateable value (RV) reduce by 39.4%, from £167,000 to £101,250. Director Stuart Hicks led... Continue reading
23rd March 2018
Scotland show how it’s done when it comes to Business Rate reform
By Stuart Hicks Scotland recently gave us a kicking at the Rugby Six Nations and now it seems they are also showing us how it’s done when it comes to Business Rate reforms. The Barclay... Continue reading
14th March 2018
Upper Tribunal being kept busy with business rate appeals
By Stuart Hicks, Director For those involved in the more arcane areas of rating valuation, another interesting decision has been determined by the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). In Semlogistics Milford Haven Ltd v Webb (VO)... Continue reading 14th March 2018
Spring Statement – rates’ revaluation moving to 2021
By Stuart Hicks, Director The Spring Statement announces that the government is bringing forward the next rating revaluation for business rates by one year to 2021… Wow! This follows the Autumn Budget 2017 move to... Continue reading 23rd January 2018