- Role: Rating Director
- Company: Dunlop Heywood
- Field: Rating + Commercial Property
- Email: adam.brooke@dunlopheywood.com
Hammond offering crumbs from the taxman’s table?
Some political pundits believe Philip Hammond is poised to offer a little salve to businesses in this month’s budget by not raising business rates by the maximum allowed next...
High RPI signals business rate headache for businesses
With September’s Retail Prices Index figure recently announced at 3.9%, this will have far-reaching implications for owners and occupiers paying business rates.
Who is winning the race in business rate reforms?
It seems Scotland is beating England to the business rates reform finishing line, with news coming across the border that almost all of the 30+ recommendations from the recent...
City Council rates tribunal highlights danger of appeals
A recent ruling in the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber, with City of York Council fighting it out against the Valuation Office Agency, saw both sides appealing and cross-appealing an...
A taxing issue: Government slated over 15% ‘margin of error’ proposal
Business rates reform may be a done deal as far as the Government is concerned but it seems big business is reluctant to let go of the issue quite...
Addressed to impress? Iconic office space top 10 ‘bargains’
If you want to supplement your Manchester base with a prestigious London address you might be pleasantly surprised by its affordability.
North West football club is victim of own success with 280% business rate rise
Some North West football clubs have more to worry about than just their league position as the 2016/17 season draws to a close.
North West need to grab fair share of £300m business rates aid
The Department for Communities and Local Government has announced the allocation for the £300m package to ease pressure on small businesses hit hardest by the business rates revaluation.
Cash machines in firing line after business rates challenge fails
Free 'hole in the wall' cash machines attached to corner shops and petrol stations could become a thing of the past in England and Wales.
Golf clubs having to ‘putt up’ with tax rises – but how is NW faring?
Now the 1 April deadline for business rates rises has come into effect, expect a slew of stories to surface as the reality hits home across industry sectors.
