Vicinity and Beyond!
Vicinity and Beyond!
Podcast Description
Vicinity and Beyond is your gateway to the latest trends in place management, innovative technologies, and insider insights. Whether you're a place manager looking to enhance your community engagement or simply curious about the future of places, our podcast brings you expert interviews, cutting-edge solutions, and industry news that will keep you ahead of the curve. Join us as we explore the dynamic world of place-making and beyond!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of place management, governance, tourism, and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), with content ranging from discussions on Accommodation BIDs versus tourist taxes to the essential characteristics for successful BIDs. Specific episodes like 'Are BIDs taking on too many essential services?' explore how BIDs adapt to financial pressures, while 'What makes a good BID?' delves into evidence-based decision-making.
Vicinity and Beyond is your gateway to the latest trends in place management, innovative technologies, and insider insights. Whether you’re a place manager looking to enhance your community engagement or simply curious about the future of places, our podcast brings you expert interviews, cutting-edge solutions, and industry news that will keep you ahead of the curve. Join us as we explore the dynamic world of place-making and beyond!
In this first of a two-part deep dive, Julie and Henry explore what the 2026 business rates revaluation really means for high street businesses. From rateable value hikes hitting pubs, shops and hotels – to transitional reliefs and tiered multipliers – we unpack the shifting tax burden and ask: is this the start of a fairer system, or just pain deferred?
We also look at the early impacts for Business Improvement Districts (BIDs): are levies going up or down, and what happens when previously exempt small businesses are pulled into scope?
Plus: HOLBA’s formal challenge to the government, the hospitality sector’s #TaxedOut campaign, and why some argue Labour’s promised reform has turned into fine-tuning.
🔍 Topics covered:
- RV changes by sector and who’s hit hardest
- New multipliers and reliefs explained
- How BID income is being affected
- Political pushback: HOLBA, fairness, and transitional optics
📣 Featuring: practical prompts, sector data, and straight-talking insights for BID leaders, councils and placemakers.
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