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Government Extends Tenant Protection and Publishes Code Of Practice
As widely expected, the moratorium on lease forfeiture and debt enforcement for non-payment of rent due to Covid-19 has been extended from 30th June to 30th September. This includes statutory…
Material Valuation Uncertainty - Update
The declaration of the COVID 19 pandemic led to the RICS recommending that valuers include a material uncertainty clause in valuation reports due to the scarcity of contemporaneous transactional evidence.
Covid 19 Grant Funding - Closing Dates
With the Covid-19 non-domestic rates (NDR) grant scheme closing to new applications at 5pm on 30th June 2020, Cooke & Arkwright director of business rates Jane Shankland provides an overview…
Why is transparency important in property tax?
"It's vital for a taxpayer to understand the basis of their liability and in far too many cases, they don't.
Are business rates fit for purpose?
"It's not responsive enough to movements in economic conditions"
Supreme Court Decision Confirms ATM Sites in Supermarkets and Convenience Stores are Not Separately Rateable
The Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision on the rateability of ATM sites on Wednesday. The decision agreed with the Court of Appeal that the sites of cash machines…