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

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Gareth Buckley

Joint head of commercial sector & National head of rating

T +44 (0) 7891 810253
Gareth Buckley, Cluttons
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Michael Hampton-Riddington

Partner, business rates

Head office

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

Partner, business rates

Manchester

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

Partner, business rates

T +44 (0) 20 7408 1010
Tracey Steeden
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Ben Peers

Partner – Business rates

Head office

T +44 (0) 20 3813 2434

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