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UIN 178591

Empty Property: Business Rates

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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12 April 2021

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20 April 2021 · Answer

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20 April 2021

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending empty property business rates relief on properties that remain empty due to the covid-19 outbreak.

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  1. 12 April 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending empty property business rates relief on properties that remain empty due to the covid-19 outbreak.

    Source: Commons

  2. 20 April 2021

    Answer

    The Government maintains an Empty Property Relief (EPR) to support property owners ahead of the reoccupation of vacated premises. Under EPR, owners of retail properties do not normally have to pay business rates on newly vacated buildings for three months...

    Source: Written answer

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