Business Rates

We provide expert advice and a proactive approach in order to minimise your business rates bills 

Rabbette Chartered Surveyors has grown to become one of the country’s most respected firms of Business Rates surveyors. We combine in-depth market research with excellent negotiating skills and a comprehensive understanding of the relevant law, with decades of experience, to provide our clients with truly best in class advice. Put simply, if we can’t reduce your business rates liability then no one can. 

In our opinion the best way to ensure that your business rates liability is a low as possible is by inspecting and valuing your property prior to lodging an appeal.

The reason that we have such a high success rate (over 95%) is that we only appeal properties that have genuine opportunities to result in savings. This approach means we provide best advice to our clients and only challenge properties that are overassessed. 

If you would like some examples of the results that we have achieved for our clients recently please click the link to send us an email request.

Our service includes:

  • Advising you on how to reduce your business rates liability
  • Managing the whole appeal process on your behalf
  • Negotiating with the Valuation Office
  • Offering budgetary forecasting
  • Pursuing your case to Valuation Tribunal if necessary
  • Advising on the merits of applying for rate relief when the opportunities arise
  • Helping to reduce liabilities for all types of empty property
  • Ensuring that the effects of building, infrastructure or road works in the locality are considered in your rating liability
  • Undertaking historic rates audits on your properties.

We have experience with all types of property from offices, shops and factories, to car showrooms, marinas, stud farms, leisure facilities and many others besides. Our surveyors regularly appear at Valuation Tribunals, as well as presenting at industry seminars.

The rent payable can be significant in determining your rateable value. This is often overlooked when negotiations with the landlord or his surveyor take place.


 

2017 Rating List

We are very proactive with the Check Challenge Appeal system. Many of our clients have benefited from significant reductions in Rateable Value for the whole of the 2017 Rating List.
We have a strong track record of appearing at the Valuation Tribunal for England at the "Appeal" stage of the process, achieving favourable results for all appeals submitted.

2023 Rating List

The 2023 Rating List is due to be brought into effect on 1 April 2023. Under the government's current plans the burden of confirming factual information (such as floor areas) is likely to shift from the Valuation Office to the ratepayer. With that said, governments are notoriously fickle!
We continue to be actively involved in the government consultation process and advise our clients as changes are announced.

Key Contact



Paul Rabbette, MRICS
Managing Director
Head Office
paul@rabbette.co.uk
01386 710100



Kit Rabbette, MRICS
Director
Bristol Office
kit@rabbette.co.uk
01173 018567
£46,400
The average saving per successful appeal
Over the last year, our successful appeals have resulted in average reductions of 22.3%
  • 21.24%
  • 3.6%
96.57/100
Over 96% of our appeals result in real savings !