T2 National Property Portfolio
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The Challenge
Cushman & Wakefield's Business Rates team were instructed by T2 to provide rating advice for their expansion of their national portfolio.
Our instruction was to review and verify all rates matters with a view to limiting rates liability as much as possible and to provide budgetary advice and forecasting for the impact of the 2017 revaluation.
The Solution
Proactive account management to review rates matters at all new sites as soon as acquired, and provide budget advice for potential new sites and existing sites so that rate liability could be understood.
- Regular contact with client to develop information flow.
- Thorough review of acquisition – both of bills, and rateable value
- Monthly tracker issued – showing savings, and liability
The Results
- £71,000 of savings since June 2016 purely by correcting billing errors and identifying opportunities for relief
- Accruals set up for shops which are not assessed for rates
- Understanding of future liabilities through annual forecasting
- Impact of 2017 revaluation understood by undertaking revaluation exercise