Skip to content
City AM
Main navigation
Download free app
  • News
    • News
      • Latest Business News
      • Economics
      • Politics
      • Tech
      • Banking
      • FTSE 100 Live
      • Retail
      • Insurance
      • Legal
      • Property
      • Transport
      • Markets
    • From our partners
      • AON
      • Bayes Business School
      • City of London BIDs
      • Central London Alliance CIC
      • Destination City
      • Halkin
      • Olympia
      • Inside Saudi
      • Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
      • Santander X
      • YEAR SIX Dividend
    • Featured

      Two centuries of Old Pulteney

      Scenic view of the Cliffs of Caithness, highlighting the rugged coastline near Old Pulteney distillery in Scotland.

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Latest Sports News
      • Sport
      • Sport Business
      • The Punter
    • From our partners
      • The Morning Briefing: SBS x City AM
      • Aramco Team Series
      • LIV Golf
    • Featured

      EuroLeague CEO interview: ‘NBA Europe? We have never been stronger and will never disappear’

      Chus Bueno speaking at Euroleague Basketball event, highlighting leadership in sports management and international collabo...

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Life&Style
    • Life&Style
      • Life&Style
      • Toast the City Awards
      • The Magazine
      • Travel
      • Culture
      • Motoring
      • Wellness
      • City AM Puzzles
      • The RED BULLETiN
      • Do it with Shared Ownership
      • Media Speak Hub
    • Featured

      Two centuries of Old Pulteney

      Scenic view of the Cliffs of Caithness, highlighting the rugged coastline near Old Pulteney distillery in Scotland.

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Investec
  • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Latest Paper

By: Alex White

Alex is an Associate Partner in EY's Business Rates team.

1 Article
  • Reforming business rates – is Land Value Tax really a viable alternative?

    City Talk

    The Business Rates system has long been considered by businesses as outdated and in need of reform. It imposes its tax burden whether the business is “in the red or the black”, i.e. profitable or not.  Also, whilst purported to be a tax on business collected by means of property, it has a distinct bias [...]

    Phoenix Life Limited, the majority shareholder of UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM) has torpedoed the company's merger with peer Picton.

Trending Articles

  • Billionaire Easyjet founder in line for £800m payday from takeover

  • Pension pressure to help swell UK debt to three times size of economy

  • As it happened: FTSE 100 slump as oil soars; Trump says Iran will be ‘hit hard’ tonight

  • Construction sector cuts jobs again as house building slumps

  • Burnham told to launch £100bn tax reform package

Subscribe

Subscribe to the City AM newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe
  • Got a story?
  • About City AM
  • Careers
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • News
  • Markets & Economics
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Life&Style
  • Personal Finance
  • City AM Events
  • City Winners
  • The Punter
  • Casino
  • City AM Puzzles

Follow us for breaking news and latest updates

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising
  • About
  • Licensing
Copyright 2026 City AM Limited