Montagu Evans Presents…
Business Rates
Business Rates are increasingly complex, political, and expensive. And whilst they are clearly an important revenue stream for the Government, they are, at the same time, a significant cost for property owners and occupiers.
Now, more than ever, businesses need truly expert help to navigate and mitigate this property tax. A protracted appeals process and complex valuations and calculations, which hamper the ability to forecast accurately, create uncertainty and risk. Ratepayers who recognise the negative impact that this can have on their business come to us for our trusted, pragmatic and commercial advice.
The Montagu Evans Rating team is one of the largest and most experienced in the market. Widely regarded as genuine industry leaders, we work closely with our clients to deliver a fully comprehensive Business Rates service that delivers against three key objectives:
- Clients understand and can forecast their liabilities;
- Clients’ liabilities are paid on time and accurately, avoiding reputational and financial risk;
- Clients can be confident that all options to reduce liability are explored, agreed and delivered.
Advice on Business Rates can be seen as traditionally reactive, but we have worked hard for our clients by engaging proactively with the industry and placing ourselves at the heart of the debate through our direct involvement with relevant government agencies, professional groups and industry representative bodies.
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE
Delivering clear, consistent and commercial advice is the key to our model, and we work hard to develop a comprehensive rating service that addresses all aspects of the rating system and delivers within a client-led account management structure that ensures unambiguous reporting lines and senior accountability. Our team is proactive and shapes the debate, working directly with government and industry leaders to give our clients an edge.
Within this framework, and whatever the project, we provide pragmatic commercial solutions across the UK’s largest and most complex properties and portfolios.
Our clients trust us and allow us to deliver cost-effective solutions to this increasingly complicated and expensive property tax.
business rates SERVICE LINES
- Occupier Rating Consultancy: Combining expert local knowledge and deep technical expertise, we optimise property rates for occupiers across the UK. We work with authority across all major property classes, as well as complex specialist markets.
- Landlord & Developer Rating Consultancy: Providing strategic rating advice to developers and institutional owners across the UK, we help navigate complex financial and political landscapes, building trust through technical expertise and a deep business understanding.
- Rate Payment Management & Mitigation: Supporting some of the UK’s largest ratepayers, we provide a comprehensive rate liability verification, management and payment service, offering direct engagement with Billing Authorities to improve accuracy and prevent costly recovery actions.
To contact an expert on the above service lines, please click on a key contact listed below or fill out this form, and we’ll get you in touch with the correct expert.
- Key fact: A core expertise embedded in our over 100+ year history, we have more RICS Rating Diploma holders than any other firm.
- Key fact: We are active members of the RICS Rating Diploma section, Rating Surveyors Association, and the Institute of Rating & Revenue Valuers.
- Key fact: We are policy advisors to the British Property Federation and our Head of Rating is also the Chair of the RICS Rating Diploma Holders Section.
