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From 1 April 2025, in England, private schools that are charities will no longer be eligible for business rates charitable relief. This note sets out further information of the impact of the policy.
Introduction From 1 April 2025, in England, private schools that are…
A technical consultation on the approach to a reset of business rates baselines.
Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation This technical…
Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.
This report is filed in respect of the accounts up to 31 March 2024…
A consultation on draft regulations to implement the government’s Business Rates Improvement Relief Scheme.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This consultation covers proposals for an updated technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill.
This consultation sets out how the government intends to give effect to a number of measures arising from its recent business rates review.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Consultation on a technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the 2023 Revaluation and Central List Transfers.
A consultation on the transitional arrangements to be introduced at the 2023 revaluation to ensure changes in bills are gradual and phased in over time.
This consultation seeks views on changes to the central rating list for the 2023 business rates revaluation.
This consultation seeks views on the council tax and business rates treatment of holiday lets.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This factsheet provides further background information on the business rates measure within the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill.
This factsheet provides further background information on the measures within the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No.2) Bill.
This document sets out the government’s interim assessment of the impact of the reforms to the business rates appeals system introduced in 2017.
We are seeking views on the decapitalisation rates to be adopted for the 2021 business rates revaluation in England.
We are seeking views on the reform of elements of the business rates retention system in England from 2020-21 onwards.
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