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Strategies to Avoid Business Rates on Empty Properties

January 6, 2024

In our view, the need to pay business rates on most vacant commercial properties can exacerbate financial problems for many UK businesses.

Who Pays Business Rates?

January 3, 2024

In the intricate web of commercial property transactions, one question often comes up for both landlords and tenants alike: who is responsible for paying business rates? This issue has far-reaching implications for businesses and property owners alike...

Navigating Business Rates: A Guide To Landlord and Charity Discounts

November 29, 2023

In the United Kingdom, business rates are a significant financial consideration for landlords and property owners. These rates are a form of local property tax levied on non-domestic properties including commercial spaces, offices, factories, and warehouses.

Win-Win For Landlords & Charities Looking For Premises

October 18, 2023

Empty spaces, whether in the heart of bustling cities or in suburban areas, have long been a concern for landlords, local government and communities alike. Vacant shopfronts, unused buildings and empty retail space contribute to economic blight but also represent missed local opportunities.

EVERYBODY WINS!

July 14, 2022

We’ve helped forge highly successful alliances between landlords and their agents with local councils, local businesses and local communities for more than a decade. Time and again we demonstrate that supporting good causes is good for business.

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