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Race the Sun: Keswick Challenge Completed
We’re proud to share that our team successfully completed the Race the Sun challenge in Keswick! Set against the stunning backdrop of the Lake District, the event was a fantastic…
Business Rates Under Andy Burnham – Opportunity or Uncertainty?
The election of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister marks the beginning of what could become the most significant overhaul of local government finance in a generation. While much of the…
Business Rates Reform: What the Autumn Budget Means for You
The 2026 Draft Rating List has now been released, setting out the new rateable values (RVs) that will determine business rates bills from 1 April 2026. These updated RVs reflect…
Private Schools Lose Charity Tax Breaks as 2025 Law Takes Effect
The 80% charitable business rates relief for private schools in England was removed from April 2025, following the passing of the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act 2025. The…
2024 Budget: Key Announcements on Education and Business Rates
Education Funding and Private Schools The government has announced a two-pronged approach to increase funding for education, particularly benefiting state schools: These measures are estimated to generate £1.8 billion annually…
Business Rates for Private Schools: A Focus on the Technical Consultation
The recent technical consultation on VAT and business rates for private schools has generated significant discussion within the education and property sectors. While the proposed introduction of VAT on school…
Changes to Discretionary Rates Relief Following the Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023
The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 has brought significant changes to the discretionary powers of local authorities in England and Wales. One of the most notable alterations pertains to the granting…
New Business Rates Improvement Relief: A Boost for English and Welsh Businesses
A new era of relief for businesses in England and Wales From April 1st, 2024, businesses across England and Wales have been given a significant financial incentive to invest in…
An Ode to The Beattie Partnership
On 18th April 1994 The Beattie Partnership was founded by a very youthful Don Beattie. In fact, we used to joke in the early days that ‘old man Beattie’ set…
2023 Rating Revaluation: What’s Happening to Business Rates?
Although the Government have provided further support to businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors for 2023/24, there are still many businesses that have seen annual rates increases following…
Is Airbnb a Better Option for Landlords than Buy to Let?
Early last year, before the UK felt the full force of the pandemic, ARLA Propertymark released a report which suggested that large numbers of landlords were likely to switch to…
Residential Conversions: What Rates Rules Apply?
A 2017 Supreme Court ruling strongly supported the principle that you could have reduced rates burden during refurbishment of a commercial building. Although this applies to commercial properties, and to…
Rating Revaluation Postponed to 2023, But Will there Be Long-term Change?
With the announcement of its call for evidence for a fundamental review of business rates, the Treasury has put back the next business rates revaluation to 2023. This confirmation of…
Will Rates Revaluation Postponement Add to the Uncertainty?
The Government has announced the postponement of the 2021 business rates revaluation. The stated aim is to reduce the uncertainty firms face as they deal with the impacts of the…
Important Update on Retail Relief
Following the recent March Budget the Chancellor has now further announced the extension of Retail Relief to apply to all occupied retail, leisure and hospitality properties in the year 2020/21….
Budget 2020 – What Does It Mean For You?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has delivered his first Budget speech on 11th March 2020 with an influencing factor being the huge impact being felt across the country…
The Business Rates System is Broken, It’s Official
The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee has published its first report on the impact of business rates on business. Its key conclusions are: • the current business rates system…
Is Your Holiday Home a Costly Cottage Industry?
A few years back, there were headline news stories of people “flipping” their second homes to avoid paying tax on the sale. This switch in use allowed owners of second homes to…
Split Decisions: Will Multi-Space Occupiers Pay Less Rates?
At one time, some businesses occupying more than one property unit in a building shared with other businesses could expect to receive a single rates bill. This long-established practice applied where…
Commercial Sector – What You Need to Know
The 2017 Rating Revaluation has made substantial changes to rateable values but also the process has incurred massive changes, as the Government have introduced the ‘Check, Challenge, Appeal’ regime. This…
