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Burnham’s tax plan to save Britain’s high streets ‘could cost £880m a year’

The policy could exempt more than 140,000 additional small high street firms from paying business rates altogether

The Independent UK · Jul 5

British high streets show signs of recovery despite thousands of shop closures

More than 6,000 retail premises have vanished from communities across England and Wales in the last five years

The Independent UK · May 24

The UK has highest property tax burden of any major economy: ‘Not a marginal difference’

Global tax firm Ryan found that the UK ranks first globally for the property taxes as a share of gross domestic product (GDP)

The Independent UK · May 17

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UK has highest property tax burden of top economies, says report

Tax firm Ryan’s report found that the UK ranks first globally for the property taxes as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).

Evening Standard · May 17

Around £1.8bn in business rates predicted to be handed back to firms

An FOI has shown that modelling by the Treasury has indicated it expects significant rebates in the face of changes to business rates valuations.

The Independent UK · Mar 23

All the London pubs that have closed down in the past year as new data suggests pub industry in grave trouble

In total, 366 pubs closed over the past year

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025

One pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales in 2025

Data shows 366 pubs have been demolished or converted for other uses this year as cost pressures take toll on sector

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

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Why one British pub a day closed for good in 2025

The overall number of pubs in England and Wales fell to 38,623 from 38,989

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025

One pub a day shut for good in 2025 as cost pressures bite

The overall number of pubs in England and Wales fell to 38,623 from 38,989 a year earlier.

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025

Industrial firms to face £685m property tax hit after energy support pledge

Around 4,300 large-scale industrial properties in England will face a new business rates levy, experts warned.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025

High street firms facing extra £1bn tax bill next month as relief slashed

Businesses in London will be hit hardest by changes, according to analysis by business tax specialists Ryan.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Fifty pubs a month shut in first half of year in England and Wales, figures show

Number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closures

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

Pubs in England and Wales are closing at the rate of two a day

A cut on duty for draught alcohol came too late to stop a 50 per cent increase in the rate of pub closures compared with the first quarter of the year

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

Pubs vanishing at rate of two every day, as closures surge 50%

Fifty pubs lost so far this year in Wales alone – with nearly as many disappearing in just six months as were lost in whole of 2022

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

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The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Number of pubs shutting for good across England and Wales jumps 50%

More than two pubs a day have left local communities over the first half of the year.

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