Non-domestic Rates
(asked on 13th September 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of charging full rates on vacant business premises in economically deprived areas.
This question was answered on 9th October 2017
No assessment has been undertaken on the effect of charging full rates on vacant business premises in economically deprived areas. However, regulations made under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, provide exemptions from empty property rates if a property is unoccupied for 3 or (6 months if it qualifies as an industrial property).