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Business Rates

2 stories · First covered Mar 27, 2026 · Latest 3h ago
Related: Labor Costs 2 Hotel Operations 1 Energy Costs 1 Luxury Hotels 1 UK Hotels 1 UKHospitality 1 National Insurance 1 GOPPAR 1 UK Hospitality Sector 1 Staffing and Workforce Management 1 US State Legislatures 1
Business Rates Coverage
UK Hospitality Just Lost 84,000 Jobs Since Last Budget. The Playbook Is Coming Here Next.
Labor Primary
3h ago

UK Hospitality Just Lost 84,000 Jobs Since Last Budget. The Playbook Is Coming Here Next.

Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses are cutting staff and one in seven will close outright after a wave of government-imposed wage and tax increases hit on April 1. If you think this is a British problem, you haven't been paying attention to what's moving through state legislatures on this side of the Atlantic.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · 3h ago
UK Hotels Are Watching Their Margins Disappear. Four Costs at Once Will Do That.
Operations Primary
4d ago

UK Hotels Are Watching Their Margins Disappear. Four Costs at Once Will Do That.

UK hotel operators face simultaneous hits from wages, energy, business rates, and National Insurance that could push average hotel rate bills up 115% by 2028. The question isn't whether margins shrink... it's which properties survive the squeeze.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · 4d ago