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‘Unclear how it works’: BLP launches challenge as business rates look set to top £1bn a year

Matthew Field
Matthew Field · 8 March 2017 · 2 min read
Real estate and construction Legal affairs BCLP
‘Unclear how it works’: BLP launches challenge as business rates look set to top £1bn a year

Changes could mean a one-third increase for City offices

With bank debt and real estate costs two of the most common causes of law firm distress, increases in business rates were met with concern by real estate professionals and lawyers in the Square Mile last month.

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