by appealmr | Oct 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Student accommodation business rates are the non-domestic rates charged on private purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) blocks, large student HMOs and other commercial student lets in England and Wales — while university-owned halls sit outside the system...
by appealmr | Oct 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) relief can no longer be newly claimed: from 1 April 2026 your council applies a lower multiplier instead, so the job is to confirm you are on the right one and that your rateable value is correct. TL;DRRHL relief was replaced from...
by appealmr | Oct 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
A floor area survey checks the measurements behind your business rates bill against the space your business actually occupies — and where the recorded figure is wrong, correcting it can cut your rateable value and your 2026-27 bill. This workflow takes you from the...
by appealmr | Oct 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
If your Check, Challenge, Appeal case with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has failed, stalled or gone quiet, the Valuation Tribunal for England (VTE) is the independent next step . This guide sets out the full 2026 workflow: the deadlines that decide whether you...
by appealmr | Oct 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Business rates for garden centres are calculated from the rateable value the Valuation Office assigns to your shop, glasshouses and outdoor sales areas, multiplied by a rates multiplier that changed on 1 April 2026. Garden centres are named in the government's...