Tag: business rates

Business rates prevent new jobs and development

Dec 11, 2015

A new report has revealed that reducing the burden of business rates could unlock almost 4,000 jobs and £1.75bn development over the next five years – more than the combined development value of the Shard, Walkie Talkie and...

Property industry welcomes business rates review

Mar 16, 2015

The British Property Federation, the body that represents many commercial clients of the construction industry, has urged the government to seize a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to undertake a truly radical...