Capital allowances advisors

Construction claim assessment

Capital Allowances is a technical and specialist activity that requires an optimal blend of knowledge, experience, and attitude.

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Our services are provided by senior advisers that have performed at the highest level across a variety of service platforms. Accounting, surveying and property consultancy experience blends together a considered and mature approach to claim solutions. We assume a thorough approach is required in all client requests but wherever possible we adopt simple, clear and disclosed services.

We believe capital allowances are an essential aspect in any project armoury and an invaluable value engineering tool. The inclusion of capital allowances estimates to project viability, feasibility, and financial modelling studies is paramount to enable our clients to fully consider project scope and returns. Maximising capital allowances then becomes an intrinsic project element, providing confidence to clients, and all stakeholders and interested parties.

Having a range of understanding through plant and machinery allowances, general plant, integral features, super deductions and first year allowances, structure and buildings allowances, contributions, grants, repairs, etc requires a holistic experienced approach to evaluate the best approach required.

Strategic acquisition advice

Our consultants have 20 plus years of advising on large and complex transactions through proactive planning and negotiation.

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Best practice and a high level of understanding underpin capital allowances transaction strategies, whether in selling or buying scenarios. Adopting a bespoke forward-thinking strategy establishes a competitive advantage over the opposing transacting parties, and in this respect capital allowances is no different to client investment and negotiation advice. A little proactive planning using foresight and judgement goes a long way to providing knowledgeable and maximised tax outcomes.

The building fixtures environment has evolved many times over the last 20-30 years, with finally, in the last 5 years at least, HMRC achieving a greater level of control and transparency. Significant opportunities remain however, for both sellers and buyers through an understanding of seller structure and positioning, protection and creative use of allowances both unidentified or identified, or knowing the right information required at the right time out with the standard CPSE enquiries. The key to success is in engaging the right expert early.

Sectorising allowances

All industry sectors are unique but require a tailored and transferable approach of core disciplines.

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Our cross trained senior surveying and tax experts have a unique set of skills which are required to assess, evaluate, review and document optimised capital allowances claims for our clients. We believe that core capabilities are essential to maximise savings in all industry sectors including offices, hotels and leisure, healthcare, manufacturing and so on. Whilst some industries require a more truly specialised approach such as the water industry or previously sports stadia and grounds (safety at work), we are also firm advocates of establishing expert knowledge in our client sectors.

Years of experience in listening to our clients business ideas and aspirations has taught us where best to place our focus in building strategies to increase allowances and savings. Existing building alterations may throw up a high degree of incidental assets, hotel projects will include a significant amount of embellishments and finishes, and healthcare builds will contain a high incidence of protective and clean assets. We listen, we learn, and we understand to how best develop our services to serve our individual clients.

Land remediation relief

An extremely rewarding tax relief that necessitates a highly specialised level of qualitative due diligence.

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Capital allowances advice requires a good degree of technical due diligence and entitlement considerations, and a high focus on analytical cost skills. However, the extremely valuable land remediation relief requires an opposing approach. To secure this relief It is fundamentally important to carry out a thorough understanding and review of all relevant client, transaction, property, environmental considerations, remediation strategy, and relevant costs to advise clients property. Failure to do so could be very costly.

A full review of this tax relief by HMRC several years back resulted in higher levels of legislative entitlement to focus the financial benefit where previously intended. Robust due diligence is key and must be enacted with the both the client’s and project consultant’s assistance to enable full disclosure of all relevant case facts. Our consultants are highly motivated to ensuring all client’s take advantage of this valuable project saving but with the correct, detailed approach.

News and updates

Avison Young Announces appointment by the House of Commons

Avison Young Announces appointment by the House of Commons 10 July 2023

Strategic real estate advisor Avison Young today announces that, following a competitive tender, it has been selected by The House of Commons to provide property and estate management professional services across the Parliamentary Estate as part of a multi-year award under the CCS framework.

Avison Young will bring its expertise in multi-disciplinary property professional services to this prestigious mandate, providing a full range of call-off services across the Parliamentary Estate.

Services will include commercial real estate advice, property business cases, feasibility studies, acquisitions and disposals, rent reviews, lease advice, dilapidations, rating, valuation, planning, CPO and condition surveys.

Nick Walkley, Principal and UK President, at Avison Young, said: “This appointment emphasises the depth of Avison Young’s expertise and is testament to our reputation as a trusted advisor. We recognise the profound responsibility entrusted to us in providing a comprehensive suite of property and professional services to Parliament and are thrilled to have taken on such a prestigious client.

"We are committed to forging long-lasting partnerships with our clients in order to offer strategic insights and ensure they benefit from our experience at every stage of their property journey. We will leverage our knowledge and work closely with Parliament to deliver exceptional outcomes that meet the unique requirements of this revered institution and their estate.”

Saurabh Das, Principal, Strategic Advisory, at Avison Young, added: “We’re delighted to be working on this wide-ranging brief.  Our team of experts will provide the array of services required whilst supporting governance and stakeholder management, demonstrating a deep understanding of complexities of the operational context and decision-making framework.

“Together with the talent, knowledge, and experience of The House of Commons Property team, we will help steer the mandate throughout the whole duration of the contract, providing exceptional real estate advice.”

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