20th October 2020
14th July 2020
Business rate reform will always mean winners and losers
By Stuart Hicks, Director It has been a busy year so far for business rates – a very busy year. Regardless of some very key court of appeal decisions that have affected business rates, Covid-19... Continue reading 20th November 2019
Conservatives drop “fiscally neutral” rule from business rate reforms
By Stuart Hicks, Director Phillip Hammond’s repeated pledge to keep any business rate reforms fiscally neutral have been relegated to the political wilderness by an electioneering Conservative Party which is promising to reduce the overall... Continue reading
1st October 2019
Welsh Government release details of latest business rates’ consultation
The Welsh Government has published its summary following a 12-week consultation on potential legislative changes that would affect business rates at its next revaluation in 2021. A revaluation of non-domestic properties usually takes place every... Continue reading
26th February 2018
Business rate receipts to soar as appeals plummet
By Stuart Hicks, Director It is business rates bonus time for the Government once again with almost £25bn set to be collected in 2018/19. Local authorities in England alone are calculated to collect an additional... Continue reading
23rd January 2018
Business rate row shows dangers of tinkering with tax over reform
By Stuart Hicks, Director. Scotland seems to be tying itself in knots at the moment after a loophole in plans for small business rate relief mean hundreds of SMEs are still facing massive hikes this... Continue reading 20th October 2017
Business rates and the Autumn Budget
By Stuart Hicks, Director. Changes to the business rates system could be on the way for the Autumn Budget next month, according to Secretary of State for Business Greg Clark, but personally I wouldn’t hold... Continue reading21st September 2017
Dunlop Heywood win landmark ruling for Belfast International Airport
By Stuart Hicks, director The Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland gave its judgment in a landmark ruling this week that could have a major effect on non-domestic rates across the UK. The judgement itself concerned... Continue reading
24th August 2017