Business Rates

Budget 2017: Government unveils £300m business rate relief fund

The government has helped soften the blow of April’s business rate revaluation with a £300m relief fund for local councils.…

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Heated discussion at Hatton Garden BID open forum

A heated discussion took place last night (27 October) as members of the jewellery industry attended an open forum to…

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Brexit strategy ‘must focus on fair deal for consumers’, says BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to put consumers first in the forthcoming Brexit talks. In…

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Hatton Garden BID given green light

The businesses of Hatton Garden have voted overwhelmingly in favour of establishing a Business Improvement District (BID) to deliver improvements…

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BUDGET: CBI welcomes business rates policy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called George Osborne’s Budget, announced today, a “strong and stable Budget for business facing global…

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BUDGET: Business rates relief “doubled permanently”

Business rates relief for small businesses will “more than double” during the next budget period. The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced that…

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UK shop prices fall for 34th consecutive month

Shop prices fell 2% year-on-year in February, the 34th consecutive decline following January’s 1.8% fall. That’s according to British Retail…

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Unseasonable weather damages independent retail sales in Q4

A “dramatic reversal of fortunes” in the last three months of 2015 has brought an end to an 18 month…

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BRC welcomes extension of business rates review

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed the extension of the business rates review announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn…

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‘Lethal combination’ for UK retailers, says Tesco boss

The chief executive of Tesco, Dave Lewis, has warned that the UK retail sector is facing a “lethal cocktail” of…

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