Robert Hayton
InsightWhat comes next cannot be business as normal in April
As Moira Stuart used to tell us, “tax doesn’t have to be taxing”. But, for retailers whose holiday on property taxes is scheduled to end on 31st March next year, it certainly is.
InsightWhat happens next? Robert Hayton’s reforecast for 2020 and beyond
In the final part of our reforecast series, experts from proptech, flexible workspace, architecture and beyond share their predictions for the post-lockdown future.
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.
ProfessionalWhen can landlords expect a zero rates bill during a refurbishment?
The Upper Tribunal has reconfirmed that empty properties undergoing refurbishment or improvement should have a nil or reduced rates assessment, dismissing a Valuation Office Agency (VOA) appeal that attempted to limit the 2017 Supreme Court ruling in Newbigin v Monk.
ProfessionalValuation Office Agency must repair rift with ratepayers
The government’s decision to postpone the revaluation has been deeply unpopular — most ratepayers recognise it is good for prime London but bad for everywhere else.
ProfessionalA word of warning on wi-fi rates avoidance tactics
A wise owner will look elsewhere for temporary occupation-based solutions. Why take a chance, when reliable options that use the property in a normal manner already exist?
