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.
Finance
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.
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.
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.
