VACANT PROPERTY BUSINESS RATES EXEMPTION
Gowlands provided Rating Consultancy services to McAleer & Rushe. McAleer & Rushe is one of the UK’s largest design and build construction and property companies. Our Rating Advisors provided a complete audit of the rating valuation matters and identified Exclusion from Non-domestic Vacant Rating as a critical relief that the Client was not getting. Our team helped McAleer & Rushe navigate the appeals process and successfully obtain the Exemption - a 100% reduction applied to the ratepayer account when calculating the Rates Liability.
Gowlands provided the Client with the following services:
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Rating Valuation Reviews
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Opinions of Rateable Value (Net Annual Value)
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Consultancy services in respect to Exemptions & Reliefs
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Rating Valuation Appeals
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Appeals to Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland
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Relief for partly occupied property and listed buildings
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Budget planning
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Cash flow management
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Invoice approval
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Transactional calculations
Key achievements are:
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Business Rates Savings – Annual savings In excess of £19,000
100%
Reduction