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Business Rate Revaluation Postponed
Earlier today the UK Government announced that the planned 2021 revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 to help reduce uncertainty for firms affected by the…
Changing Office Requirements in a Flexible World
As we come towards the end of the initial period of lockdown and move towards the phased return to work which will likely see offices partly occupied for some time,…
Temporary ban on Landlords’ “aggressive” rent recovery actions
The options open to commercial landlords to recover unpaid rent are to be further reduced but perhaps not by as much as the government intended. A moratorium on forfeiture for…
Business Rate Support - Empty Properties
"Where a building becomes vacant as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, either voluntarily or because of statutory restriction, the occupier should make an application to their local authority for…
Business Rate Support - Grants and Relief
"There's a scheme to help those businesses hardest hit by the Covid19 crisis. If successful, that relief will grant full exemption from business rates for the rate year 2020-2021." Director…
Can a valuation which includes a Valuation Uncertainty Clause be relied upon?
A client has asked whether a valuation which includes a Valuation Uncertainty clause in respect of Covid 19 can be relied upon. Director Elizabeth Hill responds.