Business Rates

Shop price deflation continues into 30th-consecutive month

Shop prices reported deflation for the 30th consecutive month in October, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen’s…

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Local councils to receive control of business rates

Local councils are set to get control of business rates following a major overhaul of the system announced by George…

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Shop prices fall for 25th consecutive month

Shop prices were down 1.9% in May compared with the same time last year – unchanged from April’s rate of…

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Footfall dips slightly in April

Footfall in April was 0.8% lower than the same time last year, according to new figures released today by the…

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BUDGET: BRC welcomes Osborne rates review, NI abolition for under-21s

The Chancellor has used his last budget of this Parliament to reconfirm his commitment to carry out the most “far-reaching”…

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Firms to ‘overpay £221m in business rates’

More than 110,000 firms in England and Wales are likely to miss 31 March deadline for appeals over business rates,…

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‘Radical’ review of business rates underway

A “radical” review of the business rates system has been launched which could pave the way for changes to how…

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Business rates set to undergo structural review

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has said in his Autumn Statement that business rates will undergo a full “structural…

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Osborne to reveal business rates review in Autumn Statement

According to reports from BBC News the Chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to reveal an overhaul of business rates to…

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BRC seeks statement of intent over business rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on December 3,…

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