11th December 2020
17th November 2020
MP joins calls for retail giants to pay back business rate handouts
Calls are mounting for the supermarket giants to hand back their business rates’ windfall after seeing profits leap during lockdown. MPs have raised the ante by joining the chorus for supermarkets to pay back almost... Continue reading
16th November 2020
Scottish business rates due for changes next year
The Scottish Government is warming up businesses north of the border for changes to business rates come April next year. Following on from the Barclay Review of non-domestic rates back in 2017 a raft of... Continue reading 20th October 2020
Job Support Scheme linked to Rateable Value is extended
A new tranche of grants are available for businesses, in certain sectors, which are forced to close again as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. The Job Support Scheme has been extended by the Treasury... Continue reading
19th October 2020
Business Rates’ North/South divide still a reality – report
Northern businesses are facing a higher business rates’ burden as a proportion of earnings than those in the South, according to a report out today. The study by consultancy WPI Strategy and commissioned by Tesco... Continue reading
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
8th October 2020
Welsh Empty Property Rates’ Relief set for changes
By Stuart Hicks, Director The Welsh Government has launched a second consultation on business rates, this time looking at the legislative and practical application of its draft regulations due to come into force on April... Continue reading15th September 2020
Business rates a ticking time bomb for pubs and retailers – sector experts
Retailers and the hospitality sector seem to be mobilising the troops with dire warnings coming out that thousands of business are at risk if the business rates’ holiday isn’t extended beyond April 2021. The British... Continue reading 7th September 2020