Business Rates

200,000 companies sued over business rates

Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses rates under the first year…

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Retail sales fall for fifth consecutive month

Retail sales fell for the fifth month in a row in June, data from BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker has…

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BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…

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Retail footfall returns to high street

High street footfall increased to 0.5% in May according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. According to the…

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Over 10,000 stores predicted to close in 2018, analysts say

A new report from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has predicted that 2018 will be the worst year on…

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21,000 retail jobs lost or threatened so far this year

Over 21,000 jobs have been axed or put at risk in the first three months of the year as retailers…

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Retail associations respond to ‘encouraging’ Autumn Budget

A number of retail associations have responded positively to the Chancellor’s Budget which was revealed yesterday (22 November). The British…

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Retail sales increase by 0.3%, says ONS

Retail sales increased by 0.3% in July 2017 compared with the previous month, according to the Office of National Statistics…

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High business rates force award-winning jeweller to close

An award-winning jeweller has been forced to close his Southport store due to high business rates. Peter Jackson MBE, owner…

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Small business confidence continues to rise

UK small business confidence is at its highest level in over a year, according to the latest Federation of Small…

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