Business rates represent one of the largest overheads for businesses and a successful business rates appeal or a carefully devised rates mitigation scheme, can lead to substantial savings in the amount of rates you pay. Roger Hannah are rating specialists with a proven track record of successfully reducing rateable values throughout the UK.
Check, Challenge & Appeal
The changes to the appeals system are significant and place the onus firmly on the ratepayer to demonstrate their assessment is excessive.
Government Gateway
The 2017 business rates revaluation saw a stark change in the appeal process.
Follow our 5 Step process to assist when navigating through the Government Gateway.
Empty Rates
Are you struggling to pay business rates on your empty property?
Did you know, empty property rates are an avoidable tax?
Free Reviews Offered
Our dedicated and experienced business rates relief team can provide the following services:
- Reviewing rateable values and determining grounds for appeal.
- Challenging excessive assessments and securing reductions.
- Providing representation at Valuation Tribunal hearings.
- Providing advice to mitigate empty rates liability.
- Identifying and securing reliefs and exemptions.
- Securing rates reductions due to ‘Material Change of Circumstances’.
FUTURE REVALUATIONS WILL NOW TAKE PLACE EVERY THREE YEARS.
Case Studies
"Rateable Value Halved" - 2017 Business Rates CCA System
Roger Hannah were instructed to act on behalf of an occupier of a workshop/storage unit located in North Manchester, in respect of their…
Splits and Mergers and their effects on Business Rates Assessments
We have recently concluded two Rating cases through the new Check, Challenge, Appeal procedure resulting in both of our clients…
Conversion Works
Following the recent Supreme Court decision of Newbigin (Valuation Officer) (Respondent) v S J & J…
Recent Business Rates News
2019 - AVD - DON'T BE AN APRIL FOOL!
Believe it or not, the next important date in the business rates cycle is less than 6 months away!
When the…
BACK TO GREY
RATING: VALUATION AND NEGOTIATION – (art/science and communication…time to relax CCA (Check, Challenge, Appeal)
The valuation of…
1 Year On from the 2017 Rating Revaluation - “CHECK, CHALLENGE, APPEAL" & the Spring Statement
Business Rates seem to have been rarely out of the news over the past 12 months, often being seen as a…
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By providing your business address including the postcode and the rateable value onto an email, we can research your assessment prior to calling you directly….saves time that way.