As company owners across England and Wales grapple with the growing property tax burden, new research has revealed a sudden spike in bailiff enforcement against unpaid business rates. more»
Only 400 company owners have been able to formally challenge new property tax revaluations, official figures have revealed, as firms struggle to take claims forward under the new business rates appeals system. more»
The chancellor has announced that UK business rates revaluations will now take place every three years, easing pressure on small business owners. more»
Chancellor Philip Hammond has given the first indication that the so-called “staircase tax” could be scrapped altogether, following pressure from both MPs and the small business community. more»
Landlords could change leases to include common office areas, such as corridors and staircases, linking an occupying business’s premises together. more»
UK magistrates are handing sentences to one small company owner every week for business rates debt, according to a new Freedom of Information (FOI) request, as local authorities confirm pursuit of the toughest legal penalties possible. more»
A fifth of all business rates appeals made since 2010 remain unresolved, new data has revealed, with thousands of company owners still due a government tax rebate. more»
