Beware of costly business rate liability on solar PV installations

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Farmers are being caught unawares by business rate charges running into thousands of pounds on solar PV installations.Energy consultant Roadnight Taylor warns that farm businesses could be in line for a costly bill unless they take action.Some could be unknowingly accruing liability for rates that may be backdated to 1 April 2017 - when higher business rates for businesses using power from their own solar panels were introduced."Although a lot of farming businesses may fall into the category of being agriculturally exempt, others won't," says senior consultant Richard Palmer.