Advice, appeals and mitigation for your business rates

If you’d like advice on your Business rates, our expert team of Business rates consultants here at Aitchison Raffety can help.  We provide a range of services relating to business rates relief and can help make sure you’re paying the right amount as well as recover any overpaid business rates.  

Whether your property is vacant, undergoing works or at full capacity, we can look at your business rates for you. 

Business Rates Services we provide:

We can support with all aspects of your Business Rates, including:

  • Checks, Challenges, and Appeals
  • Calculating your budget, managing the appeal and disruption service (if required)
  • Rates Management
  • Strategic Advice
  • Budget Planning - we can provide an annual rates forecast reflecting adjustments for transitional relief. 
  • Account Management - We ensure your business rates bills are accurately calculated and provide a convenient rates payment service, ensuring timely and accurate payments to local authorities on your behalf.
  • Annual check of your business rates bills - ensuring that you are not being charged more than you should be.
  • Historic rates audit - to identify any overpayments, discrepancies, or potential savings that may have been overlooked.
  • Empty Rates Mitigation - If you have a vacant commercial property, you may still be liable for empty rates. We will assess your property's eligibility for exemptions, reliefs, or alternative uses.

Niche Asset Classes

As well as offices, industrial units and retail, we provide services to a wide range of clients for multiple niche asset classes, including pubs, hotels and golf courses. Whatever your property use, get in touch with the team to discuss how we can support with your business rates.

Why work with us

We are one of the leading advisers with a proven track record of saving money in this specialist area of Business rates.

With our specialist knowledge in a range of property types and how to navigate through constantly changing business rates legislation, we can provide a comprehensive strategy to protect your financial interests and improve profitability. 

We will review and advise on all Business Rates correspondence from the Valuation Office Agency or your Local Authority and will assist in completing any statutory documentation that you receive to ensure that the information provided is accurate. 

In our safe hands, we’ll guide you through the process and make what can seem complicated, seamless. 

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Request a business rates review

To speak to one of the team, phone: 020 7022 2391, email: business.rates@argroup.co.uk  or complete the Contact form below and one of the team will be in touch. 

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