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Onley had £120off me but are now tr uh trying for £500+vat what they are doing is all wrong time some one did somthing police fraud office where involvedi shall be doing my best  if you robed someone youd  go to prison they have been on web page got this bissnes to    bissness agreement I think is rubbish so we will see

Yes every one will know about them real scamers time they where chased by the right people and were stopednot nice people taking hard cash for sending papers eney one can get from internet

I got scammed by this company called Clements agency group,
Is there anyway i can get my money back?

yes you can through the small claims court.it has been done before and will be done again.

Still not sold your house yet. Have you tried doing some cleaning.

Hi Tags. Does this mean you know where those Horrors from Hammer live. Please share with the rest of us.

Hi VV. I don't like giving out personal details, but in HP's case I'll make an exception. Chigwell Road E18. Near the junction with Cadogan Gardens. You should be able to locate it by making the right move. If you are paying a visit take some decking with you as the outside is in need of some work as well.

Interested people may find this useful:

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, today (Monday 16 March) launched the most wide-ranging review of national business rates in a generation – paving the way for changes to how businesses across England pay the tax.

The review, set to report back by Budget 2016, will examine the structure of the current system which is paid annually on 1.8 million properties in England. The review will look at how businesses use property, what the UK can learn from other countries about local business taxes, and how we could modernise the system so it better reflects changes in the value of property.

The Chief Secretary launched the review during a speech to local businesses in Cambridge.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said:

“Our system of business rates was created nearly 30 years ago. Since that time, the worlds of commerce and industry have changed beyond recognition. I’ve been impressed by the representations made by the business community and I know that business rates are a considerable cost.

“The government has taken measures to help businesses by capping rates and introducing reliefs for smaller businesses. But now the time has come for a radical review of this important tax. We want to ensure the business rates system is fair, efficient and effective.”

Today’s announcement follows the government’s commitment in December 2014 to conduct a review of business rates and implement a £1 billion package to reduce the cost of business rates in 2015-16, with particular support for the smallest businesses and the high street.

From 1 April 2015 the government is:
•increasing help for the high street: increasing the business rates discount for smaller retail premises with a rateable value of £50,000 or below to £1,500 to 31 March 2016, benefiting around 300,000 shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants
•doubling small business rate relief for a further year to 31 March 2016 to provide support for 575,000 of the smallest businesses, and ensuring 385,000 small businesses pay no rates at all
•capping the rise in the business rates multiplier at 2% to benefit all businesses
•extending transitional rate relief to support 16,000 small business facing significant bill increases due to the ending of transitional rate relief

The Treasury has published a discussion paper today (Monday 16 March), outlining the following questions for the review:
1.What, in your view, does this evidence suggest about the fairness and sustainability of business rates as a tax based on property values?
2.What evidence is there in favour of the government considering a move away from a property based business tax towards alternative tax bases? What are the potential drawbacks of such a move?
3.If business rates remain a property tax, how do you suggest business rates could take into account the individual circumstances of businesses such as their size or ability to pay rates?
4.What evidence and data can you provide to inform the government’s assessment of the trends in use and occupation of non-domestic property?
5.Is there evidence to suggest that changing patterns in property usage are affecting some sectors more than others?
6.What examples from other jurisdictions and tax systems should the government consider as part of this review? What do you think are the main lessons for the business rates system in England?
7.How can government use business rates to improve the incentive for local authorities to drive local growth?
8.What impact will increased local retention of business rate revenue have on business growth? What will the impacts be on local authorities?
9.What other local incentives should the government consider to further incentivise business growth?
10.Should business rates be reformed to make them more closely reflective of wider economic conditions and if so, how?
11.How does the proportion of total operating costs accounted for by business rates vary by the sector and size of a business?
12.What is the impact of the business rates system on the competitiveness of UK businesses? Are there any particular impacts on SMEs?
13.How could the government better target support for SMEs given that the size of a company may not be reflected in the rateable value of a property it uses?
14.Should investment in plant and machinery, energy efficiency improvements or other similar property improvements be treated differently by the business rates system? If so what changes could be made?
15.What evidence and analysis should the government take into account when evaluating the impact of and any changes to the range of reliefs and exemptions present in the business rates system?

Key facts about business rates:
•1990 – national business rates system introduced
•business rates are paid by occupiers of non-domestic properties (e.g. shops, offices, warehouses, factories, guest houses)
•the main aim of business rates is to help raise revenue to pay for local services
•business rates are devolved within the UK
•business rates are paid on 1.8 million non-domestic properties in England each year
•£20.5 billion was brought in from business rates in England in 2013-14
•April 2013 – government introduced the ‘business rates retention scheme’ to allow local government in England to keep 50% of all business rates receipts and therefore 50% of any growth
•some properties are eligible for relief on their business rates (e.g. small business rate relief which has been doubled until March 2016)
•local councils send out business rate bills in February or March each year. The bill is for the following tax year. Some councils offer payment in 12 instalments

I agree and this is also interesting re business rates and may make a fairer system that does not need to be appealed then doin away with all of this:

More than 80,000 shops face closure by 2017 unless the Government drastically overhauls the business rates tax system, the retail industry has warned in a comprehensive study of the controversial tax.

The doomsday scenario could effect as many as 800,000 workers and decimate high streets across the country already struggling with seismic changes in shopping habits.

The findings are based on retailers not renewing their leases on the 60pc of high street stores that will see their rental agreement expire by 2017.

Even in the “best case scenario” there will be 8,073 fewer shops in two years time, putting 80,000 jobs at risk on the basis that the British Retail Consortium report assumes each shop closure costs 10 jobs.

The spike in leases expiring over the next few years has been caused by the wave of 25-year agreements struck in the 1980s and 1990s as retailers expanded at breakneck speed across the UK.

The jump promises to bring the debate about business rates to a head, with the rising cost of the tax potentially a key factor in whether retailers decide to extend their rental agreement.

The BRC has conducted the research as part of its submission to the Government’s review into the future of business rates.

George Osborne, the Chancellor, announced the review into the tax in last year’s Autumn Statement and promised to deliver its finding by the 2016 Budget. Business rates are estimated to bring in £28bn for the Treasury this year – more than council tax – and there are growing concerns about the burden of the levy and that it disproportionately punishes retailers with shops across the country.

Did the same to us. We haven't paid any money and have now received a court letter for all the money!!

Hey
I wondered if I could get some advice. The company called the Clements agency has had 100+vat off me to start procedures to get my business rates down and then another 500+vat because the VOA acknowledged the appeal.

The appeal handler Syreeta isn't responding to any calls voicemails or emails.

What can I do at this stage? Reading all these reviews has knocked me down even more.. this is my 1st shop

Dont let it get to you, they have had plenty of people over. Take them to court, the more complaints against them the better.

thanks guys

Does anyone know what the steps are to take them to court? i mean they have put an appeal through and i can see it on VOA website.
should i send them a few letters first or just straight small claims court?
thanks in advance

Appeals against business rates assessments

Appeals

If you make a valid proposal to the Valuation Office Agency about your property’s assessment for business rates or the entry in the rating list, and if it is not settled within three months, the valuation officer must transfer it to the Valuation Tribunal as an appeal.

Flowchart

You can make one general proposal to the VOA to reduce the rateable value of your business property in the lifetime of each valuation list. The current list commenced on 1 April 2010. You can also make a proposal at any time if you believe something physical has happened to your property or in the area,which has reduced the value of your property.

If you and the VOA do not resolve your proposal, the VOA will send it on to us as an appeal. You cannot appeal directly to us.

What are the new procedures for rating appeals against the 2010 list?

This is a summary of these provisions, but for more detailed information, please follow this link to the Practice Statement: Disclosure and Exchange and the President's Explanatory Commentary regarding the Practice Statement.

All notices of hearing in respect of these appeals will contain a standard direction. If you are the appellant and you substantially fail to comply with this direction, your appeal will be struck out (that is, not considered any further). If the VOA or any other party substantially fails to comply with the direction, they will be barred from taking any further part in the proceedings.

The appellant must send their statement of case to the Tribunal and all other parties to the appeal at least six weeks before the date of the hearing. At this time they should also make any request for the appeal to be heard in their absence, otherwise they must attend, or be represented, at the hearing.

No later than four weeks before the hearing, the VOA or any other party, must serve a statement of case on the Tribunal and all other parties, including a response to the appellant's statement of case and provide the evidence they are relying on to support their case. If they do not comply with this direction, they will be automatically barred from taking further part in the proceedings.

Appeal heard in absence.

This is where you are not at the hearing, but you submit a written case to the Tribunal to be considered at a hearing.  However, if you want us to deal with your appeal in this way you must send a copy of your submission to us and to the other party. For all appeals except those against the 2010 rating list you must request the case to be heard in your absence and send your written submission at least 14 days before the hearing or your appeal may be struck out. For appeals against the 2010 rating list you must send your request and written submission in six weeks before the hearing date or your appeal may be struck out. The other party will be present at the hearing. Your submission must cover certain matters. For further information, please follow this link to the Practice Statement Appellant's non-attendance and for 2010 rating list appeals the Disclosure and Exchange Practice Statement.

Hash,any chance of the postcode of your premises.If you are prepared to reveal this,advice will be forthcoming.

Everyone needs to be very careful. The rates bureau of 1-5 high street ng5 7da is running a new scam. They submit an appeal in a random name but for the correct company and property address. If they get an acknowledgment they send out an invoice to the property for £475 (no vat?? They ask for payment by bacs so there is no chance of claiming it back. If you call them they get your real name and hey ho off they go...Do not respond. There letter says they guarantee you a settlement to tempt ....Do not go there