Saving the High Street
Rochdale Borough Council has announced a pilot scheme to encourage new business into Rochdale town centre.
For selected properties the council is offering an 80% reduction in non domestic rates for the 2015/16 year and a further 50% in 2015/16. This is significantly higher than the amounts announced by the Government for businesses occupying a long empty property.
The relief will count as state aid and would therefore probably not apply to any national multiples … Read more