Business Rates

We provide essential coverage of business rates policy and reform, and how it impacts operators across the UK foodservice and hospitality sector. From government relief schemes and revaluation updates to lobbying efforts led by UKHospitality and industry coalitions, this captures the key developments influencing site viability and cost pressures. Whether you run a single high-street restaurant or oversee a multi-site pub or catering group, we explain how changes to the business rates system affect your bottom line, and what you need to know to plan ahead.

  • Dec- 2022 -
    16 December
    Pubs and BarsSBPA says Scottish budget will be ‘met with disappointment’ from hospitality industry

    SBPA says Scottish budget will be ‘met with disappointment’ from hospitality industry

    The Scottish Beer and Pub Association has said that the Scottish Government’s latest budget announcement will be “met with disappointment” from hospitality operators. According to the SPBA, crucial to the disappointment will be the decision not to replicate the business rates relief. Emma McClarkin, CEO of the Scottish Beer and…

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  • 7 December
    RestaurantsBBPA appoints new director of communications external affairs

    BBPA appoints new director of communications external affairs

    The British Beer and Pub Association has appointed Shraddha Kaul as its new director of communications and external affairs. Kaul joins the organisation, which represents UK pubs and brewers, from the British Poultry Council where she achieved a landmark policy win from the Government in the form of a new…

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  • 5 December
    Pubs and BarsEnergy costs ‘biggest threat’ to pubs’ viability, report finds

    Energy costs ‘biggest threat’ to pubs’ viability, report finds

    Energy bills returning to their regular rate post-March would put pubs and brewers at a loss of 20% on average, according to a new report by Frontier Economics, produced for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The report found that energy costs were currently the biggest threat to their…

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  • 1 December
    RestaurantsLoungers revenues rise by 53% in H1

    Loungers revenues rise by 53% in H1

    Loungers has reported that it is “well-placed” to out-perform during a recession as its revenues grew by 53% in the 24 weeks ended 2 October compared to the first half of 2020.  Over the period, Loungers’ accrued an adjusted EBITDA of £19.3m, a growth of 33.4% compared to the same…

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  • Nov- 2022 -
    18 November
    GovernmentIndustry reacts: ‘More is needed’ from Autumn Statement 

    Industry reacts: ‘More is needed’ from Autumn Statement 

    The hospitality industry has warned that the chancellor’s Autumn budget, unveiled yesterday (17 November), does not go far enough with plans for economic growth, adding that “more is needed” to support pubs and breweries.   Responding to the Autumn Statement, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls, said she was “pleased that the chancellor…

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  • 14 November
    BusinessHospitality faces £900m business rates hike 

    Hospitality faces £900m business rates hike 

    Hospitality businesses will face a £3.6bn bill next April if business rates increase in line with inflation and current relief is ended, a business rates increase of £900m, on top of the £2.7bn the sector currently pays. Ahead of the Autumn Statement this week, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls is urging…

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  • Oct- 2022 -
    31 October
    BusinessThird of hospitality businesses at risk of going bust amid soaring costs

    Third of hospitality businesses at risk of going bust amid soaring costs

    Over a third of the UK’s hospitality sector is at risk of business failure in early 2023 due to soaring energy costs and the rise in the cost of goods, according to a new survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII)…

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  • 26 October
    BusinessHospoDemo to stage third protest as it urges gov to prevent closures

    HospoDemo to stage third protest as it urges gov to prevent closures

    The hospitality industry is set to stage its third protest next month at Parliament Square, urging the government to make policy changes to prevent “catastrophic closures” within the sector. The protest will be held at 11am on Monday 14 November, with members of the hospitality industry invited to converge on…

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  • 20 October
    BusinessHospitality loses 2,200 sites in three months amid cost challenges

    Hospitality loses 2,200 sites in three months amid cost challenges

    Britain’s hospitality sector saw a net decline of one closure every hour in the third quarter of 2022, including pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes and hotels, according to the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. The closures over the last quarter follow a “sharp rise” in prices in energy,…

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  • 19 October
    BusinessRising food prices push inflation back to 10.1%

    Rising food prices push inflation back to 10.1%

    Inflation has returned to the 40-year high of 10.1% in September, up from 9.9% in August, with rising food prices as the main contributor, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  The increase to the annual inflation rate in September 2022 reflected, principally, rising food…

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