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Welcome to the Homepage of the FSB's London Policy Unit

Tuesday 16/03/2010

The London Policy Unit works to further the interests of the self-employed and small businesses in Greater London.

Use the sidemenu to navigate the site.

London Council Elections May 6, 2010

The FSB has produced manifestos for each London borough. To learn more about these and the elections, click on London Council Elections 2010 in the sidemenu.

Business Rate Revaluation

You may be aware the the government has conducted a revaluation of business rates. If you unsure what this means to you, click here for our one pager with the details.

If you are thinking of employing the services of a Professional Agent to help appeal your valuation, click here for our new one pager on what to look out for when employing a Professional Agent.

London Policy Unit Delighted at Announcement on Business Rate Supplement for Crossrail

We are delighted at the decision by the Mayor to raise the threshold for paying the Supplementary Business Rate for Crossrail to those businesses with a rateable value above £55,000, thereby ensuring up to 4,000 small businesses are now exempted from paying it.

"The level of business rates is a major issue for small businesses in London and it is good that the Mayor has taken the opportunity to reduce the number of smaller businesses who are eligible to pay it. The FSB and others had urged the Mayor only to raise as much money as he needed from the business community to fund its share of Crossrail. We are pleased that he has listened to us," said the Sue Terpilowski, Chair of the London Policy Unit

You can read the full press release from the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson here.

London Policy Unit Response to the Mayor's Strategies

In October 2009, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, published three draft strategies for Consultation. These were, the Mayor's Transport Strategy; The Economic Development Strategy; and the London Plan. Follow the links for our responses.

The Credit Crunch / the Recession / the Economic Downturn...

Whatever you call it, the economic situation has been damaging to London's small business sector.

The FSB is working both in London and nationally to minimise the impact on the self-employed and small businesses. We are working to see action to help and support small businesses - giving them the best possible chance of benefitting from the economic upturn now that we have technically come out of recession.

For more details, click on Economic Recovery on the side menu.