Overview
Vail Williams is a leading Commercial & Residential Property Consultancy with over 175 staff across 12 offices nationwide. Recognised for our client-first approach, we continue to grow, creating exciting opportunities for a talented professional to join our team.
An opportunity has arisen in our London Rating team for an experienced and highly motivated individual to become part of our successful and expanding office. This role offers excellent career development prospects, working with a strong list of prestigious clients and instructions.
Joining our Rating team, you will play a key role in assisting clients to manage and reduce their business rates liabilities through accurate analysis and sound professional advice.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of business rates assessments, including reviews, appeals and on-going client instruction
- Analyse rental evidence and comparable data to assess rateable values and identify opportunities for reduction
- Prepare, submit and progress Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA) cases, ensuring compliance with all regulatory bodies and deadlines
- Identify and advise on applicable reliefs (historic and current)
- Liaise and negotiate with the Valuation Office Agency and local authorities to achieve timely appeal outcomes
- Provide clear and accurate advice to clients on Business Rates liabilities, reliefs and appeal strategies. Prepare reports, submissions and recommendations for clients and senior team members.
- Maintain accurate records of property and case data, ensuring internal systems are kept up to date and in line with internal audit requirements
- Undertake property inspections where required, to verify factual survey data (in accordance with the MRICS Code of Measuring Practice)
- Keep up to date with relevant Rating legislation, guidance and case law developments (CPD)
- Assist all team members on complex cases and contribute to wider team objectives
- Support new business initiatives, including preparing proposals, attending client meetings and building on a strong network of clients
Qualifications / The ideal candidate will have
- Degree in Real Estate, Property Management, Surveying or related discipline
- Qualified member of RICS (MRICS/AssocRICS)
- Previous experience in business rates
- Technical knowledge of business rates process and valuation principles
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively managing client and stakeholder relationships
Your career, our journey
We invest in you so you can enjoy a successful career – both with us, and beyond our doors. We want you to feel rewarded for the investment you put into your time with us. A full list of our benefits can be found on our careers page.
Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to helping our people create and achieve good physical, mental and social health and wellbeing. Our health and wellbeing strategy supports the physical, psychological, and social wellbeing of our people.
Initiatives include training mental health first aiders, wellbeing champions, providing quiet zones to encourage mindfulness, and promoting healthy living for our people through a subsidised gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
We will also consider requests for flexible and hybrid working arrangements as part of our commitment to inclusion and well-being. Subject to specific role requirements, our employees work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, working remotely or compressed hours. If this is important to you, please let our People & Culture team know during the application process.
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