9th October 2022
5th September 2022
Truss reportedly considering cut in business rates for SMEs
Liz Truss, the current front-runner to be the UK’s next prime minister, is debating a cut in business rates for SMEs to help with soaring energy bills. According to news channel CNN, her team has... Continue reading 1st August 2022
RSA submits response to the latest business rates’ revaluation consultation
The RSA has submitted its response to the Business Rates Revaluation 2023: Consultation on the Transitional Arrangements. You can read the full response here: BUSINESS RATES REVALUATION 2023 CONSULTATION ON THE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Continue reading
11th May 2022
Business Rates Revaluation 2023: the decapitalisation rates
Important for those ratepayers whose property is assessed on the Contractors’ Basis method of rating valuation (e.g. healthcare, education, defence, large industrial works, breweries) the Government has confirmed that in respect of the 2023 revaluation... 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
24th March 2022
Green business rate reliefs brought forward in Budget
In response to the Chancellor’s mini budget yesterday, the Valuation Office Agency issued the following statement: “…the Chancellor delivered the Spring Statement, which included bringing forward two green business rates reliefs measures. “One of these... Continue reading 23rd February 2022
Confirmation that non-domestic rating multipliers are frozen for 2022/2023
The Government has confirmed it is freezing the business rates multipliers in 2022/23 and laid the necessary legislation (the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021. Following the approval... Continue reading 15th February 2022
Business rates should be devolved to directly elected mayor – Gove
Control of England’s business rates should be devolved to directly elected mayors to boost investment, according to minister Michael Gove. Under his levelling up remit, Gove is the minister overseeing the UK government’s agenda to... Continue reading21st December 2021