21 January 2026
‘Disastrous’ Welsh Budget lands hospitality with £122m business rates bill
The Welsh Government’s decision to end current business rates relief and exclude hospitality from reform will punish hospitality venues.
20 January 2026
Almost 9,000 hospitality jobs lost since the Budget
The sector employed 8,784 fewer people in December 2025, compared to November 2025, according to new figures from the ONS.
20 January 2026
Hotels and holiday parks call for hospitality-wide business rates solution
More than 130 leading accommodation businesses say increases to business rates ‘the most significant challenge’ the sector faces.
13 January 2026
Scottish hospitality still facing higher rates bills, despite support measures
UKHospitality Scotland has said the measures announced in today’s Scottish Budget do not go far enough, with hospitality businesses still left facing increases worth thousands of pounds.
12 January 2026
Hospitality set for 2,076 closures, without sector-wide business rates solution
New modelling from UKHospitality reveals that six hospitality venues could close every day in 2026.
23 December 2025
Changes to Inheritance Tax announced – our response
The changes are a positive development and help to safeguard family-run hospitality businesses, the trade body said.
23 December 2025
Protect hospitality apprenticeship standards, Government urged
UKHospitality has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to guarantee hospitality apprenticeship standards, amid an ongoing review.
20 December 2025
Hospitality venues hit with average £32k business rates increase
New analysis reveals that, on average, hospitality properties in England will see their business rates bills rise by £32k over three years.
15 December 2025
Scottish hospitality set for £69m business rates hit, without action
Business rates bills will be sent soaring, as rateable values increase 23% on average across Scottish hospitality.
08 December 2025
Sector access to foundation apprenticeships secured
UKHospitality has welcomed the sector’s inclusion in the expansion of foundation apprenticeships, announced by the Government this weekend.
06 December 2025
Business rates rises to cost small hospitality businesses £318m
Small hospitality venues will see business rates bills rise by £318m over 3 years, which is half the annual spend on Small Business Saturday.
02 December 2025
Visitor levy changes positive, but need to work for business
The proposed changes to include a flat rate are beneficial for accommodation businesses, but levies will still increase costs.
28 November 2025
Hospitality business rates reform ‘unravelling’, with urgent action needed
Increases to rateable values will see a pub pay £12,900 more in business rates over three years, as rates climb 76% for pubs and 115% for hotels.
27 November 2025
Plans for unfair dismissal amended: our response
Government confirmed it will reduce the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to six months, an increase on day one rights initially proposed.
27 November 2025
Scottish Government must act to support hospitality
The Scottish Government should use funding from the UK Budget to expand existing business rates relief to include all Scottish hospitality.
27 November 2025
Welsh Government must use funding to include hospitality in rates reform
Welsh Government should use new funding to deliver an overhaul of planned business rates reform to include hospitality.
