News‘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.
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.
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.
NewsScottish 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.
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.
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.
Protect hospitality apprenticeship standards, Government urged
UKHospitality has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to guarantee hospitality apprenticeship standards, amid an ongoing review.
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.
Press releaseScottish 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Press releaseScottish 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.
Press releaseWelsh 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.