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2010 Revaluation – A twist in the telling

Like an old friend, you thought you knew what to expect but there’s always a surprise or two!

In April 2010, England and Wales will have their next ratin ...read more

CHANGES TO EMPTY PROPERTY RATES - EPR - NEW RULES

As you may already know, from 1 April 2008 the rules concerning empty property rates on vacant properties have changed for the worst.

“What has changed?& ...read more

You may like the sound of this but not the anticipated cost of engaging us. Here is the good news! As RICS qualified surveyors, our rating valuation services are performance based.

If we don't make any financial savings on your behalf - you do not pay a fee.

If we do make savings, you pay us a percentage of the savings we have negotiated for you at the very end of the process.

An initial meeting and analysis of your rate demand is a good place to start. Because we offer a professional and dedicated service to all our clients, we do not make cases where they don't exist. So, whether you are based within a marina, a steel rolling mill or an industrial unit on a business park, contact us today.

Few businesses ever challenge their rate demand. The general consensus is to grin, bear it and pay up. Yet in the last 10 years a substantial part of our workload has focused on reducing our clients' business rates' liability. We have successfully negotiated thousands of rating reductions - in many cases where clients were not even aware that a reduction was possible.

So how do we do it? Reducing your business rates is not achieved by a rating appeal alone. We also work with your Local Authority to gain rate relief on parts of your property that are unoccupied, or by carrying out "forensic services" to increase transitional relief. This valuation discipline is regarded by surveyors as being highly complex because it is affected by regular changes in legislation.