Business Rates seem to have been rarely out of the news over the past 12 months, often being seen as a contentious tax at the root of several high profile retailers downfall and the slow death of the High Street. However, this is too simplistic. The landscape of the high street and retail trends have…
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THE CHANCELLORS AUTUMN STATEMENT INCLUDED 3 IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE BUSINESS RATES SYSTEM 1. Historically, the business rates revaluation has taken place on a five year cycle, but as many struggling business across the country will recall, there was seven years between the last revaluations. The result was that businesses were exposed to rating assessments…
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2017 BUSINESS RATES REVALUATION – Despite the issues, we have overcome the obstacles. Roger Hannah submit first wave of 2017 business rates “Checks” despite the furore! The dramatic change in the appeal procedure for the 2017 business rates revaluation has virtually ground the system to a halt. The need for a Government Gateway registration, the…
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The new Business Rates appeals system introduced by the Government for the 2017 Revaluation that also involves the Government Gateway Registration, increases the administrative burden on all businesses. These proposals contain three new measures which have been heavily criticised. Simply put, it would appear the Government are seeking to discourage businesses from appealing their rating…
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Mark Keirl, Head of Business Rates and Director Roger Hannah & Co provides an overview to 2017 budget: The Winners: 1. Those who no longer qualify for small business rates relief will benefit from a cap of £600 2. Pubs with rateable values less of £100,000 will qualify for a £1,000 discount 3. A fund…
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Supreme Court Ruling: Property owners and developers have welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling in a Landmark business rates case when deciding that properties undergoing redevelopment should be valued at a lower rate. The case involved the amount of business rates payable on properties undergoing substantial redevelopment and involved SJ&J Monk, a property developer of a…
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How long have you got? Businesses that appeal their 2017 rates assessment could be in for a shock and have to wait years for them to be resolved because of a backlog facing the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) from outstanding appeals and Government proposals to alter the appeals system. There are currently around 280,000 appeals…
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