Investor and Developer Relief & Exemptions | Business Rates

Business rates are one of the largest financial obligations for many businesses and are applied to nondomestic properties. These are typically managed by local councils across the UK, with assessments carried out by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). Fortunately, various reliefs and exemptions, such as empty property relief or retail, hospitality, and leisure relief, offer significant opportunities to reduce costs for eligible businesses.

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Coverage of all billing authorities across England, Wales, and Scotland

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More than £130 million secured in client savings

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Our services are designed to ensure that your business rates liabilities are accurate, minimised, and in line with applicable reliefs and exemptions, helping you reduce unnecessary costs.

  • Rating Liabilities Review
    Assessment of your rating liabilities to ensure accuracy. 
  • Relief and Exemption Review
    Identify and apply for any missing reliefs or exemptions you may be entitled to. 
  • Billing Error Correction
    Detect and resolve historical billing errors caused by miscalculations.
  • Recovery of Overpayments
    Claim any historical overpayments that may have gone undetected.

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