Services
Business Rates Appeals
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Business Rates are simply a property tax, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) of HRMC and collected by your local authority. The main problem for business occupiers is that the VOA frequently gets rating assessments wrong, which can lead to rates payers paying too much in business rates. Occupiers or their agents can appeal their assessments if they are excessive, and can get their assessments reduced if they can prove it to be wrong and in many cases the savings can be back dated to as far back as 1st April 2005.
At RSL we provide a full business rates audit service. RSL aim to maximise client’s savings by reducing the business rates they pay. We do this by undertaking the following:
- Looking at current and historic rates bills to check the correct amount has and is being paid;
- Valuing the client’s property portfolio for rating purposes;
- Where necessary submitting rating appeals for;
- An incorrect assessment;
- A split/merger;
- Material changes in circumstances; etc
- Advising and applying for transitional certificates;
- Discussing rating appeals with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and, if there is no agreement, representing the client at Valuation Tribunal;
- Applying for business rate reliefs; and;
- Informing the client of new rating legislation and advising on how this impacts on rates payable.
RSL surveyors are experienced in valuing a wide range of property types across various sectors.
