Businesses trading in Plymouth City Centre are being urged to get in touch with Plymouth City Centre Company about completing a simple form to join the official business rates appeal process before 31 March.
The Government announced in February that from 1 April 2015 they will be radically changing the period for claims. Up until Tuesday 31 March 2015 business can appeal against the...
Occupiers of commercial premises have until 31 March 2015 to submit an appeal against their business rates or potentially risk losing out on five years’ worth of savings, Plymouth business rates specialists Bruton Knowles have warned.
In the 2014 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced changes to the rules governing alterations to business rates, in which any appeal submitted after...
"Business rates are set to rise by £410 in Plymouth putting our high streets and local economies at risk" – says Luke Pollard, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
Labour claims that the average business rates bill in England will increase by an average of £430 in 2014/15, meaning a business rate hit of around £12,600. Mr Pollard argues that this is...
Businesses in Plymouth are being urged to set up payment plans for their business rates as charges for failure to pay are increased.
Summons and liability orders are issued to businesses that continuously fail to pay their rates to the Council. Last year 619 summons and 456 liability orders were issued to businesses for outstanding rates of £2.835m.
