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Spring Statement And OBR Forecasts

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her Spring Statement last month in which she outlined the government’s economic plans, including spending decisions, tax policies and efforts to boost growth while managing public finances. What did the statement tell us about public finances and the economy? The Statement came on the back of the […]

Read more April 7th, 2025

Non-Domestic Rating List For England And Wales 2023

The non-domestic rating list and official statistics have been published for the 2023 revaluation. The rating list sets out all rateable values for non-domestic properties in England and Wales. It is used by local authorities to help determine business rates. Note that your rateable value isn’t the same as your business rates bill. The official statistics for […]

Read more April 12th, 2023

Business Rates List Closes Soon

The 2017 non-domestic rating list is closing. This means that you have up until 31 March 2023 to check that the factual information the Valuations Office Agency (VOA) holds about your property on this list is correct, and to let them know if it isn’t (this is known as making a Check case). You will […]

Read more February 17th, 2023

Business Rates Made “Fairer” For Retail And Hospitality

The Government continue to promise a fairer system of Business Rates and will provide new reliefs for investment and improvements to business premises. In order to support businesses and jobs in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, the chancellor announced a 50% discount in business rates up to £110,000. High Street businesses still operate at […]

Read more November 2nd, 2021

Consultations Issued On “Tax Day” By Treasury

The Treasury normally issue a bundle of tax consultation documents on Budget Day. This year however they chose to delay the publication until 3 weeks after the Budget. We were expecting the consultation documents to include major changes to CGT and IHT, but it would appear that these have yet again been delayed. The Treasury […]

Read more April 13th, 2021

Support For Nursery Businesses Business Rates

The Government is introducing a business rates holiday for nursery businesses in England for the 2020 to 2021 tax year. Nurseries are eligible for the business rates holiday if: The business is based in England Properties that will benefit from the relief will be: occupied by providers on Ofsted’s Early Years Register wholly or mainly […]

Read more April 9th, 2020

COVID-19 Business Support Update 23 March

Key Government Resources Links You can find an updating list of official resource links here. Who is a keyworker? The current list of keyworkers includes the following: Health and Social care (doctors, nurses, social workers, care workers, etc.) Education and Childcare (teachers, social workers, childcarers, etc.) Key Public Services (staff in the justice system, religious […]

Read more March 23rd, 2020

Support Available For Businesses During COVID-19

Support for businesses who are paying sick pay to employees: The Government will pass legislation shortly to allow small and medium-sized businesses and employers to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for sickness absence due to COVID-19. The eligibility criteria for the scheme will be as follows: this refund will cover up to 2 weeks’ […]

Read more March 19th, 2020

More Rates Relief For Small Businesses

There has been much lobbying from the small business sector to reduce business rates to enable traditional retailers, in particular, to compete with internet traders. The Chancellor has announced a one-third reduction in business rates for small businesses with premises with a rateable value up to £51,000.

Read more November 13th, 2018

Business Rates Relief For Small Businesses

There has been much lobbying from the small business sector to reduce business rates. The Chancellor stated that 600,000 small businesses currently benefit from small business rates relief. In order to support the licensed trade from April 2017, pubs with a rateable value up to £100,000 are able to claim a £1,000 business rates discount […]

Read more December 11th, 2017