FORD PLANS TO HALVE DEALER NETWORK – AGAIN VERTU ADDS FORD IN NEWCASTLE CMS VAUXHALL CALLS ADMINISTORATORS AFTER £3.6m DISCREPANCY WORKER EMBEZZLES FROM LLOYD LAND ROVER STELLANTIS STARTS AGENCY IN...

Latest business rates appeal figures reveal that the business rates system and in particular, CCA, the ‘new’ Check Challenge Appeal business rates appeals system, clearly isn’t working, as...

On 25 February the Government announced a consultation on an online sales tax policy, part of an ongoing engagement with the retail sector which is due to close on 20 May 2022. The thinking is that...

The Chancellor’s response to the Consultation on Business Rates reform as outlined in the Budget statement was disappointing. After delaying his response four times in the last year, the Chancellor...

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Rishi Sunak has delivered his much-anticipated Budget with a clear focus on continuing support “to see us through”, repairing the damage caused by the pandemic and building a strong economy. For...

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Local authorities appear to be accepting that car dealerships qualify for the 100% business rates discount announced by the government for retail businesses despite the potential for ambiguity in...

The Government’s valuation office agency (VOA) has revealed that rate increases to only 1.3 % of the 1.85 million rateable properties in England have been contested in the year to 31st March 2018,...

For nearly a year, Vertu hasn’t bought any dealerships, and for a group that has both been born from, and grown by, acquisition, this has been something of a change for chief executive Robert...

Businesses are bracing themselves for the arrival of this year’s business rates bills, as they closely follow the ‘Quarter Day’ for the payment of their rent.   However, West London Motor...

Auto retailers are being warned that time is running out to appeal over rating valuations ahead of the introduction of the new business rating list on March 31, 2010. Commercial valuer, CVS, says that...