Aug 2014

1. Waiting for Retail Relief

   14 August, 2014

   I suppose it is lucky that South Cambridgeshire have actually sorted themselves out enough to have a process in place. At least two councils have not yet done anything, with Croydon council telling me that the full Council needs to agree to it being given and that a form should be available by October. Bearing in mind that the form will have to be completed and submitted to the council who will then have to … Read more

2. Hide and Seek

   7 August, 2014

   Even if you operate one of the types of properties that the government has defined as retail premises many council’s still require a form to be completed before Retail Relief is given. The forms are not always sent out with the original bills or even publicised.

   South Cambridgeshire Council seems to have their form in the internet equivalent of the  bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on … Read more