Budget 2025: Key Changes Resulting from the Chancellor’s Budget

The total revenue generated by business rates has risen by 10%, from £34 billion, to almost £38 billion. From April 1, 2026, a new high-value business rates multiplier of 50.8p will apply to properties with rateable values (RV) of £500,000 or more, a 2.8p increase over the standard multiplier. Meanwhile, the standard and small business […]

Budget 2025: A Bad Day for Business Rate Payers

The Autumn 2025 Budget has introduced what most are calling a “stealth tax” on many businesses, despite the government’s rhetoric of supporting the high street. Whilst an extremely minute number of retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses, may,benefit from the lower rate that was announced for smaller retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, this is being […]

Sonoco Recycling

Sonoco Recycling

Business Rate Reduction in Rateable Value of £5,000 for Sonoco Recycling in Halifax

E F Weaving Ltd

E F Weaving

Business Rate Reduction in Rateable Value of £16,000 for E F Weaving Ltd in Evesham

Our Advice Regarding Companies Demanding Payment or Threatening Legal Action Against You

Following the suspension by the VOA of certain rogue companies like Rateable Value Experts, Re-Rates UK and My Rates, earlier this year, it has become apparent that there are still similar companies operating within the industry, that operate with the same lack of ethics, commercial responsibility, and unscrupulous practices /standards, and will employ the same […]

Intelect Merger

Intelect Merger

Business Rate Reduction in Rateable Value of £4,250 for Intelect Merger in

Straight Line Services

Straight Line Services

Business Rate Reduction in Rateable Value of £18,500 for Straight Line Services in Dartford

Dyffed Steel

Dyffed Steel

Business Rate Reduction in Rateable Value of £10,050 for Dyffed Steel in Newtown

Pure Filters

Pure Filters Rochdale

Business Rate Reduction in Rateable Value of £16,000 for Pure Filters in Rochdale