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Why pay more Business Rates than Necessary?
Find business rate services in the UK with Knight Frank. We offer a full range of business rate advisory services maximising savings and minimising costs for our clients.
As one of the top property consulting companies in the UK we are able to provide expertise in this highly specialist area. Our advisory services are an important part of our overall strategy to ensure clients' property costs are kept to a minimum.
Knight Frank: Business Rate Services
Our aim is to provide an on-going working partnership with our clients to ensure that together, we maximise rate savings and minimise liability.
Essential to our success is the provision of a single point of contact to ensure quick and efficient turn around and regular updates. This is particularly important if all opportunities are to be optimised as any changes to a property and its surroundings can affect the business rating liability.
Our countrywide specialists help ensure that client needs both locally and nationally can be serviced. We aim to free up clients time to concentrate on running their businesses.
Business Rate Services Offered
The extensive range of business rate services we offer include:
- Completing any Valuation Office questionnaires received
- Providing a five year rate liability forecast
- Carrying out a detailed inspection of the accommodation
- Providing an analysis using the extensive Knight Frank commercial data base
- Determining the impact of the transitional relief regulations on each assessment, ensuring appeals that will generate financial savings are pursued
- Lodging appeals within the statutory time restrictions
- Negotiating with the Valuation Office Agency and when necessary, representing a case at a Valuation Tribunal Hearing
- Providing regular reports highlighting the financial savings on any reductions achieved
Our experience encompasses most business areas, from mainstream commercial properties to the specialised.
Specialised Properties include:
- Educational facilities incl colleges and training centres
- Hi Tech properties incl. Data Centres
- High Security facilities within the banking sector
- Leisure Industry incl, Hotels, Casinos, Theatres and Health Clubs
- Local Authority properties from Leisure Centres to Town Halls
- Out of Town Retail Warehouse facilities.
- Public Sector facilites incl. Museums, Criminal Courts and Police Stations
- Rural Landed Estates
Contact Knight Frank Business Rating Services
If you would like more information on any of our business rate services, or would like initial advice from our rating specialists, please contact one of our rating specialists. Alternatively e-mail our helpdesk at rating@knightfrank.com and your query will be directed to the appropiate specialist.
Keith Cooney
Head of Rating
T +44 (0)20 7861 1111