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Winter 2020 latest rating news roundup

Alistair Townsend December 18, 2020

Business Rates Multiplier Frozen – England On the 25 November 2020, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, RT. Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, announced plans for a one-year spending review of Government spending and income for the 2021/22 fiscal year. His announcement to Parliament did not

COVID-19 – An update on MCC’s and Reliefs and exemptions

Alistair Townsend October 5, 2020

Covid-19 – Material Change in Circumstances We have been reviewing the ever changing situation with the current pandemic to assess the impact that it is having – both in relation to the impact on Council owned properties and the impact of forecasting under rates retention.

Recent case updates affecting Rating forecasts

Alistair Townsend October 2, 2020

Museums – Hughes (VO) v Exeter City Council (2020) UKUT 0007 (LC) Following our last update to clients in July, we have been working with rating agents and the Valuation Office Agency to discuss a way forward on appeals both on 2010 and 2017

Wilks Head & Eve partner with Destin Solutions to provide NEXUS Professional – a best in class RV Finder solution

Alistair Townsend September 8, 2020

Wilks Head & Eve (WHE) are delighted to announce an exclusive agreement with data analytics and technology firm, Destin Solutions. The partnership enables WHE to incorporate NEXUS, an exciting new missing property identifier tool into their Revenues Assurance ‘Rates Finder’ service. Introducing NEXUS Professional

2023 Business Rates Revaluation – Implications for Councils

Alistair Townsend July 24, 2020

Following the Government announcement on the 21 July that the next rating revaluation in England will take effect from 1 April 2023, we now know that the Antecedent Valuation Date (AVD) will occur on 1 April 2021. As I mentioned previously, it had been

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