Budget 2020: Business rates suspended for shops and cafes
Tens of thousands of England's retail, leisure and hospitality firms will not pay any business rates in the coming year, the chancellor...
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Business Rates News
Nov 1, 2018
Post Budget rates boost as staircase tax formally axed
Royal Assent set to prompt wave of tax rebate requests Thousands of firms across England will be able to ask for tax rebates to their...
Oct 30, 2018
Chancellor has rates and high street in range but experts argue his aim remains wide of the mark
StartFragmentToday's Budget has unveiled plans to tackle the UK's high street woes with moves to help smaller businesses. CoStar News...
Oct 29, 2018
Business rates cut is relief for antiques dealers and art galleries
Small antiques shops and art galleries have been given a reprieve on business rates with Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond...
Oct 29, 2018
Budget 2018: Business rates cut for public toilets
Owners will no longer pay business rates on public toilets, the chancellor has said. Philip Hammond revealed the policy in his Budget...
Oct 17, 2018
Pressure mounts on Chancellor Philip Hammond to help the High Street after it emerges business rates
Chancellor Philip Hammond may consider a so-called ‘Amazon tax’ on e-commerce giants to try to level the playing field for struggling...
Oct 2, 2018
Business rates could be changed
Business rates in England could be changed to help High Street retailers, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said. He told a fringe event...
Sep 19, 2018
BRC warns over extra £190m business rates bill
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned retailers could be forced to pay out an additional £190m in business rates after inflation...
Aug 26, 2018
Bailiffs sent to 81,000 UK firms struggling to pay business rates
Approximately 220 business premises a day were attended to by bailiffs across England Bailiffs have been sent in to more than 81,000...
Jun 13, 2018
133,000 business rates appeals from 2010 yet to resolved
More than 133,000 companies are still waiting for an appeal over their business rates valuation from 2010 to be resolved, according to...
Jun 8, 2018
Tesco boss blames business rates for retail woes
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis highlights the burden of business rates on retailers The boss of Britain's biggest supermarket has...
May 22, 2018
M&S to close 100 stores by 2022
Marks and Spencer plans to close 100 stores by 2022, accelerating a reorganisation that it says is "vital" for the retailer's future. Of...
Apr 24, 2018
High Street crisis forces hundreds of store closures
Nearly 650 shops and restaurants, run by a handful of major chains, have shut since the start of 2018 or are at risk of closure. Maplin...
Apr 3, 2018
Business rates changes 'are threat’ to High Streets
There's a warning the health of Britain's high streets is being threatened by various business costs which will rise in April. The...
Feb 19, 2018
Business rates: Sainsbury's boss urges 'fundamental reform'
The chief executive of Sainsbury's has called for "fundamental reforms" to business rates, amid concerns increases could spark High...
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