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All Business rates articles – Page 4
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InsightBusiness rates system is rotten apple
Editor: When rateable values were last updated in 2017, the apple was the UK’s favourite fruit. It now barely features in the top 10 – a sign that a lot has changed in three years .
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OnlineRevo calls on government to cut business rates to 30% in order to save high streets
Revo is urging the government to urgently address the £7bn business rates ‘cliff-edge’ facing retailers from April 2021.
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OnlineMore business rate appeals filed in last six months than in previous three years
More business rate appeals were filed in the six months to 30 September this year than in the three years to 31 March 2020.
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ProfessionalConcerns raised over timing of business rates revaluation
Experts say fallout of pandemic and ongoing rental negotiations make it difficult to assess values accurately
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OnlineRevo calls for business rates cap of 30% and annual valuations
Retail property lobby group Revo has called for a drastic cut in the level of business rates as part of its first stage response to the HM Treasury consultation on business rates reform in England.
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OnlineAppeals against business rates soar in wake of Covid-19 uncertainty
Over 2,000 non-domestic premises are challenging their business rates every day in England, according to data from the Valuation Office Agency.
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OnlineGovernment postpones business rates revaluation from 2021 until 2023
The government has postponed the business rates revaluation for two years to gain a wider review of the firms affected by Covid-19.
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NewsSupreme Court win for retailers in £430m ATM business rates case
The UK supreme court has ruled that ATMs inside and outside stores should not be assessed separately for business rates in a decision that will cost local authorities £430m in tax rebates.
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NewsUK property companies ask for business rates holiday extension
Stakeholders in commercial real estate have urged the chancellor to extend the 2020/21 business rates holiday “to businesses across all sectors”.
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NewsBusiness rates revaluation postponed
The next revaluation of business rates has been postponed.
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InsightRates revaluation threatens recovery
Editor: For new rating lists to start next April, at a time when large scale physical changes may still be taking place, or at least bedding-in, just doesn’t make economic sense.
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ProfessionalRates relief does nothing for struggling office occupiers
Experts agree there is a degree of unfairness in the government’s approach to business rates relief
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NewsBritish Retail Consortium urges government to pay back all rates appeals
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged the government to pay back all the money claimed by ratepayers.
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NewsDeVono Cresa petitions for business rates holiday for all
DeVono Cresa is calling on the UK government to extend its business rates holiday to all businesses, across all sectors.
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OnlineColliers calls for reintroduction of rates deferment scheme
Colliers has called on the government to introduce a three- or six-month deferment scheme to help businesses impacted by coronavirus.
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OnlineSMEs call on government to drop business rates
Nearly three quarters of UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have called on the government to drop business rates in this week’s budget, according to a survey of 1,004 SMEs.
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OnlineCo-op chief warns chancellor over business rates
The head of one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains has warned the chancellor that business rates represent “a hidden cost” for the country’s most vulnerable communities.
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InsightFreeths forecast dinner: how will 2020 pan out for property?
Freeths and Property Week assembled a panel of industry experts to survey the big issues for 2020, including life after Brexit, climate change, the future of retail and the prospects for flexible offices.
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NewsLandmark ruling sets rateable value of Exeter museum at £1
The High Court has ruled that a loss-making museum owned by Exeter Council has a rateable value of £1 in a decision that could pave the way for museums across the country to seek reductions in their valuation.
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InsightGL Hearn forum: making the case for business rates change
Ahead of the General Election, GL Hearn brought together a panel of experts to discuss the key problems with the business rates system and the short- and long-term reforms they would like to see implemented
