I have just been onto Gov.website and seen that much bigger yards than mine have been rated at £3,700 for 2017. Apparently I am not being treated the same,and some have indoor arenas which we don't .I agree if it were a fair brush stroke across the board and all yards had been rated fairly then...
Its a £64 per month increase per unit ,I don't charge my liveries for storage ,and use 13 of boxes as stores for DIYs, so its an increase of £64 per month per rentable stable. Pretty unaffordable increase for my customers ,who are on a tight budget.
Business rates are changing from April 2017 .
I run a predominately DIY Livery Yard in West Berks, we have 40 stables and work on a low profit margin , bums on seats turn over basis .
Government has offered small business relief to businesses rated at £12,000 or below, but the reality is...