Business Rates

New West End Company calls for £5bn business rate reduction

The New West End Company, which represents retailers in London’s West End has called for a £5bn reduction in business…

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Business rates could be changed to help retailers, says Greg Clark

Secretary of state for business Greg Clark has admitted that business rates could be changed in order to help high…

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60% of British people believe the high street will ‘eventually disappear’

New research has found that 60% of British people believe that the high street will “eventually disappear”. The research by…

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John Lewis Oxford Street flagship sees business rates rise 57% in a year

John Lewis’ flagship on Oxford Street, London is expected to see its business rates tax rise from £12.68m to £19.91m…

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August footfall down 1.6% despite some retail park growth

Retail footfall dropped by 1.6% in August despite seeing rare retail park growth in the East and South West of…

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Retail sales growth slows during August

UK retail sales growth continued to slow during August as the summer boost comes to an end, according to figures…

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M&Co reports rocketing online sales

M&Co has reported a rapid rise in its online sales of 18.3% in the year to February which contributed to…

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Can VAT help save the High Street?

There are growing calls for an ‘online sales tax’ (OST) to redress the balance between physical and digital retailing but…

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Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates

In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200…

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SRC calls for tax breaks and scrap for online and out-of-town levy

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called upon the government to reassure them that it will make no tax increases…

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