Our specialised team of Business Rates experts provide a fully integrated service covering all aspects of Valuation and Liability. In addition to our Business Rates Group consisting of 30 surveyors and liability managers across the UK, we can call upon the National expertise of our wide range of disciplines within the partnership such as Rent Review, commercial Agency, Building Consultancy, Plant & Machinery and Research disciplines.

As part of our commitment to minimise your occupational costs we offer advice ranging from strategic appeals planning to cash flow management via the payment of rate demands and obtaining refunds. The service can be tailored to suit the needs of the client who can then be sure that their portfolio is examined in detail and no stone left unturned.

New rules have relaxed timescales within which to submit appeals although one should never be apathetic in considering whether an appeal is warranted- professional advice should always be sort.

Our bespoke service includes:

• budget forecasting & financial information
• rating appeal management
• full property inspection
• negotiation of Rateable Values & confirmation of refund
• cash flow management involving rate payment and 'cash back'
• liability issues to check the legality of rate demands
• empty property rate relief
• rent return completion
• general advice

On the current 2005 Rating List we have already achieved £millions savings on behalf of clients with a diverse range of properties; from the utility sector, gas, electric Water and Transport to retail, industrial, offices as well as a wide range of unusual properties such as Public Sector properties as diverse as Hospitals, Town Halls and even Crematoria