Is business rates reform needed?
Shadow Business Minister Bill Esterton and Debbie Warwick Head of Business Rates at Daniel Watney, discuss whether the business rates system is fit for purpose.
Minister accused of peddling misinformation in ‘dodgy’ business rates dossier
A business rates dossier has been labelled as misinformation after small businesses were mislead on their business rates. Daniel Watney spoke to the Daily Mail.
Business rates change is legally wrong
Front page of the Daily Mail today sees Head of Business Rates, Debbie Warwick, tackle the business rates changes.
£12m lost by councils to lost planning appeals between 2010-16
Research by Daniel Watney shows that local authorities paid out close to £12 million in lost planning appeals between 2010 and 2016.
Minimum space standards will squeeze renters
The government is proposing a standard of 70 sq. ft. for rooms and a wider licensing of rental properties, which it says will stop the exploitation of tenants.
Treasury’s “unjust” rates appeal block could cost SMEs £700m
Debbie Warwick, partner and head of our business and rates advisory team, has joined other leaders to condemn plans to block rates appeals.
Daniel Watney LLP welcomes the Homes for Londoners plan
Six months into his Mayoralty, Sadiq Khan has launched Homes for Londoners, a plan for affordable housing in the city. These plans are a welcome, crucial, step
Developers shouldn’t be punished for unimplemented schemes
Our planning team has warned against comments from the housing and planning minister who said that developers could be penalised for unimplemented schemes.
The Land Registry sell off “makes sense”
The government will delay plans to privatise the Land Registry as part of the Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which makes sense.
Daniel Watney announces Matthew Roper as new associate partner
Daniel Watney LLP has appointed Matthew Roper as associate partner on its Lease Advisory and Valuation team.
