17th October 2025
14th October 2025
Business Rates Pressures: why immediate reform matters for UK retailers
Across the UK high street, confidence among small retailers is at an all-time low as mounting business rates threaten not just the viability of individual shops, but the employment of thousands. With the Autumn Budget... Continue reading 3rd September 2025
Business Rates for Retail: How to Protect Your Bottom Line in a Changing High Street
The UK’s retail sector has never stood still, but recent years have brought disruption at an unprecedented scale. From the accelerated shift to e-commerce to the impact of rising wages, inflation, and supply chain pressures,... Continue reading14th April 2025
Rising business rates threaten 200 flagship high streets – warning
Rising business rates in the UK are threatening the viability of over 200 stores on flagship high streets, raising concerns about job losses, reduced investment and inflationary pressures on consumers. A recent survey by High... Continue reading10th March 2025
New lobbying group issues business rates reform wishlist
A new lobbying group High Streets UK (HSUK) has proposed a raft of recommendations ahead of the Government’s proposed business rates reform, with a warning that flagship stores face becoming “unviable” due to the higher... Continue reading
5th September 2024
Chancellor urged to address “broken” business rates in first budget
The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which lobbies government on behalf of retailers is urging the new Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap business rates for shops as a matter of urgency. The BRC represents the likes... Continue reading
7th June 2024
Retailers call for business rates reform ahead of General Election
As campaigning continues in the lead up to the General Election, retailers are wanting to have their voices heard, with calls for further reforms to business rates. Following a drop in visitor numbers in May,... Continue reading
20th January 2017
UK business rates putting off international retail investment
New research by shopping centre owner Intu and retail property firm Revo has found 75% of international retailers would expand elsewhere rather than the UK – largely in part to the current business rates regime.... Continue reading8th July 2016