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New rate relief announced for retail, leisure and hospitality sector in Wales for 2022-23
The Welsh Government announced its Draft Budget on Monday, 20th December 2021. This included £116bn package of rate relief to support businesses most directly affected by the pandemic, comprising an…
Welsh planning rules on flooding suspended to 2023
The Welsh Government has suspended the implementation of its new TAN 15 planning rules on flooding until 1st June 2023. It was due to take effect on 1st December 2021.
The Budget and Business Rates – a disappointing conclusion for England
Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out his Budget and the results of his Spending Review on Wednesday 27th October 2021. H M Treasury also published the Final Report of the Government’s…
Major reform of business rates system kicked into long grass again
A major reform of the Business Rates system appears to have been kicked down the road yet again, as reported in The Telegraph today (14th October, 2021).
Museums and VOA lock horns
Museums across the UK are locked in disputes with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) over business rate valuations two years after a landmark case in 2019 which should have set…
Head of leading Welsh chartered surveying firm was Judge in Tokyo Olympics
Andrew Gardner, Managing Director of Cooke & Arkwright chartered surveyors in Cardiff, is a member of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Dressage Committee, the world’s governing body for equestrian Olympic…