Region’s cities see lockdown jump in outstanding business rates checks
Manchester and Liverpool are among the local authorities that have seen the largest increases in the number of outstanding business rates checks as companies sought ways to reduce their costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has been swamped by cases based on "material change of circumstance" since the lockdown began.
Businesses have sought to review costs because of the economic crisis with the pandemic resulting in overnight, but potentially-permanent, changes to property values.
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