Rural rating can be a pressure on doing business in the countryside. Our task is to help clients appeal them, limiting the amount levied on private and institutional clients.

Our work on assessing value, submitting appeals and negotiating with the rating assessors often leads to significant savings. Our experts’ knowledge, built on experience, has helped minimise the outgoings of estates, rural commercial businesses, diversified farms and rural businesses, plus utility and energy companies.

Assessing value, submitting appeals and negotiating with the rating assessors, leading to significant savings for clients

Our in-depth knowledge of the sector and insights into rural commercial property have transformed the prospects and viability of all types of property, including sporting, minerals, energy, pipelines and infrastructure, hotels and leisure, commercial heritage, grain stores and other rural commercial property.

Thanks to having at least one specialist in every region of the UK, this service is within easy reach for all of our rural clients, making rates reduction a realistic prospect.

 

 

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