Government Curtails Appeal Rights Over COVID-19
Many of those ineligible for reliefs have been appealing for discounts on their rates bills, arguing the pandemic represented a ‘material change of circumstance’ (MCC). The government is of the opinion that market-wide economic changes to property values, such as from COVID-19, can only be properly considered at general rates revaluations, and will therefore be legislating to rule out COVID-19 related MCC appeals. The Statutory Instrument to achieve this was laid before Parliament yesterday and … Read more