
Business rates: What ratepayers need to know to navigate tax complexities around the 2026 revaluation and upcoming other changes
Please join our webinar as our experts discuss the changes and how best to prepare for the business rates revaluation in April 2026 and beyond.
Business rates remain a substantial cost for property owners and occupiers. Increased property costs and an ever-changing market dynamic make it crucial for businesses to plan and budget for business rates.
We will discuss recent legislative updates and planned reforms to the business rates system, which are likely to have big implications for all ratepayers.
We will look at the need to review current assessments before the March 2026 deadline, look ahead to the forthcoming 2026 revaluation and discuss the impact of the introduction of a multitude of rates, as well as the new “duty to notify” compliance regime.
Why attend?
Ratepayers need to know what’s coming down the track and how this will impact their budgeting, understand the new compliance regimes that impact them, the other impacts of the 2026 revaluation and beyond.
Please join our webinar as our experts discuss the changes and how best to prepare for the business rates revaluation in April 2026 and beyond.
Time & Location
Agenda
During the webinar, we will discuss:
- The 2023 rating list appeal deadline, changes to charitable relief for schools and reduction of the retail, hospitality and leisure relief
- The 2026 rating list, including getting ready for the revaluation, five different multipliers for the 2025/2026 rate year and the requirements for the new duty to notify
- The 2029 rating list planned changes to the process for challenging rateable values
- Empty property relief, including the current position, what they do elsewhere and consultations
- Improvement relief, covering what it is and whether it has really worked
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Colette Henshaw
Partner
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Sean Starling
Director