United Kingdom
Property tax and business rates
Leverage our technology, market data and local expertise to better manage your business rate liabilities across the United Kingdom.
At Altus, we are a trusted advisor helping investors, developers and occupiers navigate the complex world of property tax and business rates across the United Kingdom.
Whether you are from a multinational, a small or medium-sized enterprise, or private individual – or if you have a large portfolio or single property – Altus Group partners with property owners and occupiers across the UK to reduce their business rates obligations.
We identify savings opportunities by thoroughly investigating the factual details and key transactional evidence in relation to your properties, to ensure you only ever pay the correct amount, and nothing more. We identify any available relief and exemption opportunities, and ensure you always remain compliant with the VOA and billing authority.
£1.1B
total client savings since revaluation
106,400
properties under instruction
£4m
saved every week
47,300
challenges registered
Our services
Leverage our extensive data, local expertise and market knowledge
Our expert team of business rates and property tax consultants have years of industry and market experience, enhanced with our rich national data, and deep knowledge of local tax legislations, to help you make informed decisions that minimize your property tax liabilities.
Business rates challenges
Maximise your tax savings and ensure you only pay what's fair by securing reliefs and challenging your business rates valuation.
Business rates audit
Recover historical business rate refunds with a forensic audit, identifying any overpayments made on your properties.
Business rates payment
Ensure payments are only made on correct bills and refunds are tracked from date of appeal to ensure fast processing and improved cash flow.
Vacant properties
Significantly reduce your financial tax liabilities and take advantage on available exemptions on your vacant properties.
Reliefs and exemptions
Receive strategic guidance on available tax exemptions, ensuring rates liabilities are minimized and your interests are fully protected.
Expert advice
Minimise your tax liability on new properties and successfully challenge incorrect notices with local authorities.
Why Altus
Make confident and informed decisions with your trusted business rates advisor
As your business rates partner, we'll streamline every aspect of the Check, Challenge and Appeals process - with the assurance that tax saving opportunities and compliance are delivered.
Sector experience:
Industrial
Warehouse
Office
Retail
Hospitality
Healthcare
Local experience
With 10 offices across the United Kingdom, we help businesses identify opportunities and implement strategies to minimize their business rates tax liabilities.
Qualified experts
We have more than 130+ highly experienced surveyors, who are experts in market conditions, tax trends, property assessments and tax legislation.
Technology enabled
Our leading technologies solidifies your reporting and compliance, and gives you a clearer picture of your entire tax liabilities across your portfolio.
Our team
Meet our business rates experts
Dean Bosley
Vice President
Mike Dunlevey
Vice President
Steve Philip
Vice President
Chris Blundell
Vice President
Katie Kleyn
Senior Director
Charlie Mann
Senior Director
Stephen McCracken
Vice President
Alistair Moore
Director
Allan Phillips
Vice President
David Semple
Director
Resources
Latest insights
Mar 19, 2024
Effects of autumn statement 2023 and spring budget 2024 on business rates in England
