Business rates continue to cause suffering 24th September 2019. Bailiff figures prompt business rates call Business rates continue to cause suffering for Britain’s small businesses and the Chancellor is being urged to ease the burden of business rates after research

Treasury warned over plans to prioritise HMRC in company insolvencies 13th September 2019. Accountancy, investment and legal trade groups have written to the Chancellor Sajid Javid to argue that Treasury plans to prioritise debt repayments – called the Crown preference

Pre-pack regulator ignored 10th September 2019. The regulator set up to review pre-pack administrations has seen the number of referrals coming to it fall by 10%. The Pre-Pack Pool should be examining the sale of companies to connected parties through

Small businesses appeal over rising rates 28th August 2019. Figures from the Valuation Office Agency show more than 100,000 small businesses in England have appealed against their business rates since a revaluation two years ago. Some 100,740 “non-domestic” properties –

Business leaders urge rates reform 22th August 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid are being encouraged by business leaders to overhaul business rates, a system which was once described as “basically a poll tax”