Property experts to help you achieve your goals

Anthony Harward

Client Relationship Consultant

Faye Turner

Associate Director - Business Rates

Faye is an Associate Director for the Business Rates Department having joined Aitchison Raffety in February 2024. Faye has a wealth of experience in business rates having worked in the industry for just over 10 years.

Previously, Faye worked for a large Real Estate Development company where she provided an invaluable service ensuring the business rates liability was always kept to a minimum. Faye is experienced in handling all types of appeals in relation to Offices, Warehouses & Retail properties and also has extensive knowledge relating to business rates mitigation strategies.

Joe McCarthy

Head of Business Rates

Joe heads up our Business Rates division, overseeing the growth of the division in London and the Regional offices.  He covers all areas of business rates advice including Check Challenge Appeal, empty rates mitigation, deletions and completion notices. 

Having worked in the rating industry for over 10 years, Joe has a wealth of experience advising multi-national clients and appealing large sites across all sectors, specialising in the London office and retail markets. He has successfully secured reductions against the 2010, 2017 and 2023 rating lists on behalf of clients, and has vast experience in Valuation and Upper Tribunal. 

Mark Ohanaka

Client Relationship Consultant

Stacey Pascoe

Associate Director

Stacey joined us in 2024 as an Associate Director in our Business Rates team. She is experienced in the rating valuation of all bulk classes including warehouses, offices, and retail. She also has experience with specialist classes including healthcare properties. She previously worked at JLL, BNP Paribas and the Valuation Office before joining Aitchison Raffety.

Stuart Hesketh

Client Relationship Director

Stuart has over forty years of experience in various aspects of marketing and client relationship roles, with the last 26 years focused specifically on the commercial property market. He joined AR in December 2003 and has since played a key role in designing, overseeing, and continuously enhancing our Athena commercial property database. Athena is used by our business rates team to support and maintain existing client relationships while also identifying new opportunities for both clients and non-clients alike. Stuart remains proud of his role in managing and supporting his client relationship colleagues and assisting clients, both old and new.

Fun Fact: Stuart is an avid culture vulture, a bibliophile who’s home houses several thousand books on ancient and medieval history. At an early age he had intended to become an archaeologist, until he realised there was no future in it. When not working or reading he may be found walking the moors with his dog or working out in his home gym.

Will Bolton

Property Referencer

Will joined Aitchison Raffety in November 2024 as a Graduate Surveyor, specialising in business rates assessment, appeals, and market research. He holds a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Property Finance & Investment from Nottingham Trent University, where he developed strong expertise in financial modelling, market analysis, and risk assessment.

In his role, Will supports clients in managing and minimizing their business rates liabilities, conducting in-depth property valuations, and assisting with appeals.

Accreditations: BSc Hons
Fun Fact: As a Chelsea season ticket holder, football is a big part of my life—whether it’s traveling to games or playing 6-a-side.