Business rates

Limiting our client’s liabilities and making savings is at the core of our rating service offer

From check, challenge and appeal to empty rates mitigation, business rates are a complex, often stressful area for many businesses, appointing our  rating specialists to navigate this for you will not only deliver savings, but also peace of mind.

To deliver results, our rating team apply their in-depth knowledge and experience coupled with understanding your needs to provide strategic and tailored solutions that are right for your business, reviewing all the options available to you.

Whatever the recommended route, we will make sure it is right for you and implement our approach to get the best results.

Working for occupiers, developers, and landlords nationally, we operate across office, retail and leisure, and industrial and logistics sectors. Additionally, we also specialise in licensed and leisure properties, education, charities, infrastructure, and local and national government properties.

Our services in summary:

Check challenge & appeals

  • Challenge the current & revised assessments
  • Temporary disruption appeals
  • Building works appeals
  • Deletion of assessments
  • Appeals to reflect changes to the property or locality

Empty rates advice

  • Advice on the payments of rates
  • Mitigation strategies

Other services

  • Completion Notice appeals
  • Historic rate audits
  • Rate relief applications
  • Budget planning  

£100m+

Savings for clients since the 2010 Revaluation

£2.3m

Saved in one appeal

£20m

Business rate savings made for our clients in 2024

Related news & opinion

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Opinion

Transforming business rates – Cluttons view on Government proposals

Cluttons has responded to the Governments proposed business rates transformation, read on to find out our concerns and suggestions.
Rating bulletin Q1 2025
Opinion

Rating bulletin Q1 2025

In this latest edition we will be confirming the rate poundages, transitional relief and other reliefs that may be available to you when calculating your liability from 1 April 2025.
Budget Autumn 2024 – Business Rates
News Opinion

Budget Autumn 2024 – Business Rates

For a Government that committed to replace the existing system with a new system of business property taxation and to level the playing field between the High Streets and online giants, the Budget was surprisingly light on detail and substance.
Autumn Budget 2024: what it means for property and infrastructure
News

Autumn Budget 2024: what it means for property and infrastructure

The highly anticipated Budget was delivered by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons today (Wednesday 30 October).
Rating bulletin Q3 2024
Opinion

Rating bulletin Q3 2024

Welcome to the latest in our series of Rating Bulletins.
Rating Bulletin Q2 2024
Opinion

Rating Bulletin Q2 2024

The 1st April 2026 will see the first of the three yearly Revaluations come into effect.
Rating bulletin Q1 2024
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Rating bulletin Q1 2024

The 1st of April is always an interesting time for ratepayers and their advisors. You will be receiving or have received new rate demands to cover the period commencing 1st April 2024.
Empty rate relief consultation – a helpful summary of proposed changes
Blog

Empty rate relief consultation – a helpful summary of proposed changes

Empty rate savings could reduce from 65% to as little as 25% for an office/retail property if the considerations in the Government’s consultation paper are adopted. Read our helpful summary to find out more.

Meet the team

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Gareth Buckley

National head of rating

T +44 (0) 07891 810235
Gareth Buckley, Cluttons
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Michael Hampton-Riddington

Partner, head of rating south

Head office

T +44 (0) 20 7408 1010
Mike Hampton-Riddington, Cluttons
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Ryan Jones

Partner, head of rating north

Manchester

T +44 (0) 7725 372 930
Ryan Jones, Cluttons
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Tracy Steeden

Partner, business rating

T +44 (0) 20 7408 1010
Tracey Steeden

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