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Demetri Papaioannou

Associate Director
Business Rates

Demetri is a Chartered Surveyor and Associate Director in Avison Young’s Business Rates team, holding the RICS Rating Diploma. With over a decade of experience in the commercial property sector, he advises a broad client base in the North West and throughout the UK, including occupiers, investors, developers, pension funds, and public sector bodies on managing and reducing business rates liabilities. Demetri has a proven track record in securing substantial savings across both traditional and specialist property types, from offices and retail portfolios to complex assets such as data centres, ports, football stadiums, and facilities in the nuclear and oil sectors. Demetri combines technical expertise with strategic insight, offering clients a meticulous understanding of case law, legislation, and market dynamics to optimise their property portfolios.