30th June 2021
29th June 2021
Unpaid business rate debt in England reaches £2.5bn
A debt mountain of almost £2.5bn of unpaid business rates is crushing English firms, according to new data out this week. With businesses forced to shut shop for long periods over the various lockdowns, debt... Continue reading
14th June 2021
Calls for further business rates relief as lockdown extension looks inevitable
The government is facing calls to extend economic support including business rates relief if the 21 June ‘unlocking’ date is delayed, as expected, today. Labour’s Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband has warned hospitality will be... Continue reading
4th June 2021
Business rate relief changes after June 30
The retail and hospitality sector will be nervously eyeing up June 30th after planned changes to business rate reliefs come into effect for a post-pandemic restart. In the March budget chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the... Continue reading 26th May 2021
Northern Ireland – Rating changes
The rate poundages for the current rate year have been released and can be viewed here. It is not good news for business rate payers with only three councils either freezing or reducing their poundages,... Continue reading 11th May 2021
Business rate appeals pass 400,000 mark
More than 400,000 firms have lodged appeals against their business rates since the start of the pandemic. The rise in business rates appeals is not unexpected considering the upheavals seen within the UK economy over... Continue reading 18th March 2021
Further details released on covid recovery grants available
Further details have been released on the next round of recovery grants available for Scotland and Wales. In Scotland, recipients under the Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF) can now receive a final four-week payment. On... Continue reading
12th February 2021
Responses to Welsh consultation on empty property rates relief reforms published
The Welsh Government has published the results from its recent consultation on proposals to extend the current 42 days occupation period to either three or six months before landlords can claim empty property rates relief.... Continue reading
2nd November 2020