Business rates on yards

[R5log]

How many pay business rates on log/tree surgery yards? Thank u

[openspaceman]

How many pay business rates on log/tree surgery yards? Thank u

 

None I hope, they only rated our buildings.

[Billy68]

if your yard is for storage only you dont pay but as soon as you do any work in the yard you have to pay

[R5log]

There £5000/£6000 small business relief, I have them coming to visit me sometime! Let's see what they have to say

[likeitorlumpit]

At the moment theres 100% relief on RV of up to £6000. This won't last.

Thats about 80sq.m of building used as a workshop. Not sure how argicultural rules apply though- seems farmers get away with a lot.

Over £6000 is 2% reduction for every £120 under £12000RV

Note- if there was no relief you would pay around 46pence per £1 RV.per annum.

Best keep your heads down. It's a protection racket.

[R5log]

Forestry close to agriculture so may be ok!

[roglog]

I have just had a rates bill for £15,750 for a building and yard the council say I am not allowed to keep! They have rated it as a warehouse and premises when its a forestry building and storage yard for timber.

I plan on using the building to store my machinery in and to run my firewood processor in so I can use it in all weathers.

If I have to pay £302 per week in rates alone I might as well pack up now!

[dig-dug-dan]

I got booted out of my old yard . It was a farm building I was using for free, and the council told me I couldnt keep my tractor there as it was used for horticulture.!

[Paul Jenks]

We pay about £8k rates a year for a very nice 4000sqft unit, rent is about £20k on top. Expensive, though immeasurably better than the rat infested cowshed we used to be in.

[doobin]

We pay about £8k rates a year for a very nice 4000sqft unit, rent is about £20k on top. Expensive, though immeasurably better than the rat infested cowshed we used to be in.

 

Really? I have an ex rat infested cowshed (well, milking parlour). Solved the rat problem by adopting two cats.

 

I can think of 1001 better things to spend 28k on!

 

As someone said, it's nothing but a protection racket.