Andrew Vaux 11 January 2024

Call to end £250m business rate loophole

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A campaign to end a loophole which is estimated to cost councils a massive £250m in lost business rates revenue has been backed by senior politicians.

‘Box shifting’ involves landlords exploiting a legal loophole in business rates relief by placing boxes in an empty commercial property to claim the space is occupied for six weeks.The boxes are then removed to claim three months of empty rates relief, with the cycle repeated. The practice adds little or no social value and causes councils to lose more than two-thirds of their rates income every time it happens.

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If this article was of interest, check out our feature 'Tired of empty shops? It’s time to ban box shifting' by Sian Berry AM, Green London Assembly Member and Camden councillor.

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