It’s official: 1 in 3 Business Rates bills are incorrect
That’s a worrying stat*, and unless you are a Rating Expert you probably won’t know whether yours is one of them, which means you could be overpaying for no good reason!
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Changes to Business Rates Appeals: A Helping Hand or a Hinderance?
Commercial landlords have been crying out for changes to the archaic Business Rates system that UK businesses are currently burdened with. The government has answered these calls, but are the proposed changes offering a solution or further encumbrance? Many business owners have been struggling under the current Business Rates system for many years, which has …
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Holiday Hotspots: Business Rates charges for Second-Home Owners
There have been calls for second-home owners in Devon’s holiday hotspots to pay business rates to ensure they are contributing to the local communities. However, is this a step too far in the ongoing Business Rates row?
Staggering statistics: 1 in 7 shops now vacant on UK High Streets
In figures that haven’t been recorded since 2015, there is now an unsettling number of empty stores on the UK’s struggling High Streets.
Sooner Rather Than Later: Why it Pays to Be Prepared for Tenants Moving Out
No landlord – residential or otherwise – enjoys being faced with a vacant property; but for those in commercial property, there’s an extra pain point to consider. As we’ve discussed before on our blog, empty rates are a common blight for commercial landlords, who are essentially forced to pay for owning a vacant building. Unfortunately, …
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Nothing to Worry About: How FCS Relieves Empty Rates Pressure for Landlords
Between retaining tenants and managing multiple properties, the life of a landlord is very rarely a calm one. There’s one area of the profession, however, that FCS believes should be free of stress: empty property rates. When your commercial property is empty, it’s only a matter of time before there are empty rates to …
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