Protesting against the empty rates tax

Review: Protesting against the empty rates tax - 20 March 2008

On the 20 March the BPF, BCA, RICS, BSA and CBI (Julian Lyon CoreNet Global UK member) signed a letter to Alistair Darling protesting against the empty rates tax which comes into affect today. This has been reported in the Financial and Property press - please see the following press cuttings...

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article3656102.ece

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/558d5426-ff74-11dc-b556-000077b07658.html

http://www.entheweb.co.uk/news/business-unites-against-governments-tax-defiance-568.html

http://www.egi.co.uk/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=680792

http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3110049&c=1

http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=297&storycode=3110045&c=1

http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/business_unites_against_governments_property_tax_defiance_01-04-08/

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/business/businesslatest/

http://www.aboutproperty.co.uk/news/property-finance/industry-fury-at-new-tax-on-empty-property-$1216456.htm