Cooke & Arkwright

Rating

Andrew West MRICS IRRV Director
Jane Shankland MRICS Associate Director
Huw Jones BSc. MRICS Senior Surveyor
Robert Evans BSc Hons MA Surveyor

Tel: (029) 20 346346

Cooke & Arkwright has had a specialist rating department which has been providing advice to business ratepayers throughout the UK for over 70 years.

Clients include many of South Wales’ principal public and private sector bodies including eight Welsh Unitary Authorities, Welsh Rugby Union, Cardiff University, Principality Building Society and Intertissue.

The team’s experience and expertise covers all aspects of rating, including:

Valuation of the property to establish if an assessment is excessive
Completion and submission of all appeal documentation
Negotiation with the Valuation Officer
Preparation and presentation of cases at Valuation Tribunal and Lands Tribunal
Liaison with Charging Authorities
Advice on rate relief schemes, legislative changes, transitional relief
Budget rate liability forecast
Annual audit of rate bill
Completion of Valuation Office rent return forms.

Cooke & Arkwright’s approach ensures negotiations are conducted in a robust, professional manner. Cooke & Arkwright conforms to the requirements of the Rating Consultancy Code of Practice, a document produced jointly by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation, and the Rating Surveyors Association.