Business rates in commercial real estate

We handle each valuation with exceptional professionalism, setting out a clear strategy for the client and detailing why the valuation is incorrect. Our experts, all professional valuers, then lodge appeals and present the strongest case for a reduction.

Our straightforward approach has earned the lasting confidence of our clients. Our specialists are routinely called upon to advise on some of the country’s most high profile clients and real estate assets. The same degree of rigour and professionalism is applied to every action we undertake.

Each country within the UK has a different approach to challenging the rateable value. Our valuation experts are active in all jurisdictions. We have the market knowledge, and technical expertise, to identify region-specific opportunities to challenge a valuation.

It’s a seamless advisory service, tailored to your specific property, circumstances and location.

Devolution and localism have resulted in regional and authority differences in the application of awards. With reliefs and exemptions applied at a local level it’s our understanding of these nuances that puts us ahead of our competitors. Our strong regional network of experts have intimate knowledge of the devolved legislation and policy, meaning we give you access to the very best advice, no matter where your property is located.

We maximise opportunities available to our clients by understanding their use and occupation of real estate.  By working closely with them, we build up a picture of their potential eligibility for business rates discounts, relief and exemptions.

Our unique blend of experience and expertise builds the strongest case for a reduction in your business rates liability.

We get to know your real estate strategy. Proactively looking for the most efficient way to reduce your business rates liability. Our strategies are flexible and tailored to your needs.

We help you financially model your liabilities and scenarios to guide your decisions, balancing costs and benefits.

We advise across a range of vacant building scenarios including:

• Landlords with vacant whole or multi-let buildings
• Occupiers reconfiguring use of space or relocating
• Landlords undertaking refurbishments
• Developers constructing new properties
• Redevelopment sites and master planning

Managing business rates payment can be time-consuming. Our business rates payment specialists do the hard work for you; calculating and managing your rate payments.

Working with finance teams, we help forecast the cost of business rates into your budget planning process. We compliment finance teams to assess not only the accuracy of liabilities but we also identify any unrealised opportunities for business rates savings. Particularly beneficial for large real estate portfolios, we help clients manage rates payments from 15 to over 3000 properties nationwide.

We’re also experts at rate demand audit and validation. Keeping up to speed with changes to the law and the state of the market is crucial, and our dynamic approach ensures that our knowledge base is constantly expanding.

A menu of business rate management solutions is available to every client. The options range from demand and liability management, through to payment and tailored month-end reporting, forecasting and variance analysis. It’s a flexible and adaptive system, designed to match your specific needs.

We’ve earned the loyalty of our clients. In the UK and Republic of Ireland we manage over £500m of business rate liability each year.