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Huge rise in number of business rates appeals taking more than 12 months

Delays now pushing back transactions, investment decisions and financing, BCLP warns
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, outside 11 Downing Street. (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, outside 11 Downing Street. (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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February 23, 2026 | 2:52 P.M.

Prolonged uncertainty around business rates liabilities is having an impact on companies' investment decisions, global law firm BCLP has warned, after revealing the time taken to resolve appeals has doubled in a year.

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