by appealmr | Sep 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
A business rates consultant cannot legally or ethically guarantee a reduction, and any consultant who promises a specific figure before the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has reviewed the case is breaking industry standards, not making you a promise you can rely on....
by appealmr | Sep 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Using a rating surveyor for a business rates appeal is worth it in 2026 when the case depends on valuation evidence, property changes, multiple sites or an unresolved dispute. It is usually unnecessary for an obvious factual error that you can document and correct...
by appealmr | Sep 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Genuine disrepair or active building work can bring your rateable value down, but the starting position in English and Welsh rating law is that every property is assumed to be in reasonable repair – so ordinary wear and tear, a leaking roof, or a broken heating...
by appealmr | Sep 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Rateable value is calculated by estimating a property's open market annual rent at a fixed valuation date, then adjusting that figure using one of three VOA valuation methods depending on the property type. You can approximate your own figure with rental...
by appealmr | Sep 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Working out which company actually occupies a unit before you ask the Valuation Office Agency to merge two rateable properties into one is the part that stalls most cases. Pull each occupier's Companies House filing history first, match it to the trading address...
