Business Rates News Sheet Budget Update 2024
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Business Rates News Sheet Budget Update 2024

Welcome to our news sheet focusing on the recent budget update across the UK! The Chancellor announced various changes in the UK Budget. However as the Scottish Government has autonomy over the business rates system in Scotland this does not affect Scottish ratepayers. Similar funding is made available to Scotland via the Barnett Formula but…

Historic Buildings lose rates relief!
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Historic Buildings lose rates relief!

Many of the property-owners that ‘protect’ the country’s building heritage look set to be penalised, under the latest changes to the rating system. Through these changes, the Scottish Government is passing autonomy on rates relief to each local Council and many cash strapped Councils have already decided to remove relief on historic buildings, due to…