28th July 2020
21st July 2020
Business rates’ revaluation postponed until 2023
Today the Treasury has published the Call for Evidence (CfE) for the fundamental review of business rates to kickstart the latest feedback process. This news comes out on the same day that the Government that... Continue reading24th March 2020
Small Business Grant Fund and Retail Guidance latest
The Dept. for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has released its guidance for Local Authorities dealing with the Small Business Grant and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund. Click here: 1small-business-grant-fund-and-retail-guidance for the full... Continue reading11th March 2020
Budget latest: business rate relief schemes and grants announced
Business Rate headline announcements from today’s Budget: The Retail Discount for Business Rates is now 100% relief for the next financial year, worth £1bn in total and worth, on average, £25k per business. The discount... Continue reading4th February 2020
Charitable rates’ relief for Welsh hospitals and schools under review
By Stuart Hicks, Director Another decade, yet another consultation on business rates. As you may be aware all schools and hospitals, public and private, fall within the non‑domestic rates system, as do most other non-domestic... Continue reading
27th January 2020
Brexit implications for England & Wales business rates
By Stuart Hicks. Director. With the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union only days away, regardless of what trade agreement we end up with, it is going to have a profound effect on most business... Continue reading 17th January 2020
Empty businesses cost UK taxpayers £1bn a year
Empty businesses cost UK taxpayers £1bn a year, with the North West being one of the worst affected regions, according to BBC research out today. The data is once again prompting calls for urgent reform... Continue reading13th January 2020
More business rates relief announced for Welsh SMEs
Welsh Assembly Finance Minister Rebecca Evans has announced an additional £24.2m to support businesses in 2020-21 through the Welsh Government’s high street and retail rates’ relief scheme. The scheme, first introduced in 2017, is being... Continue reading
16th December 2019