Business Rates consultancy Services

AQ Property Management

We are Business Rates reduction specialists, covering all aspects of commercial property tax. Delivering hands-free professional negotiation, reduction and backdated refunds for business rate payers across England and Wales.

Business Rates Reduction and consultancy

Deadline: You have until 31st March 2029 to request changes to your current RV for this rating cycle.

🛡️ Our Mission: To reduce as many Businesses Rates as possible

Business Rates Revaluation 2026

The 2026 Business Rates revaluation came into effect on 1^st April 2026, updating rateable values to reflect property market conditions on 1^st April 2024. The Valuation Office has linked increases in business rates bills in many sectors to recovery following the pandemic. For businesses facing higher bills, now is the time to check whether their new valuation is accurate.

We specialise in reducing Business Rates, resulting in heavily reduced payments and a backdated refund of overpayments. We have corrected Business Rates across all industries and unlocked council rebates for 1000s of businesses.

Once your business rates have been formally altered by the VOA, they will then inform your local billing authority (council) of the changes made and a revised rates bill along with a backdated refund of any overpayments will be arranged an sent to company account with the changes also being reflected onto future rates payments.

Often, it costs more to leave things as they are—paying an inflated business rates bill each month with a expected increase in the next rating cycle (April 2026)—than it does to invest in a service that not only reduces your rates now, but also secures backdated refunds for overpayments. Our ongoing appeals and consultation with the VOA ensure rates are kept at the correct level until 2029. Without this protection, businesses are left at the mercy of potential increases by the VOA and a CCA service to navigate alone, which could result in future rising costs. Action needs to be taken to ensure your rates are fair and correct.

Arrange a Free Assessment today to reduce your Business Rates, claim back overpayments and protect against future increases.

How it works - our 5 step process

1. Free Assessment
You send us your latest business rates bill. We analyse it for free to identify hidden overpayments and savings.

3. Strategic Appeal Filing
We build a strong, evidence-based case and submit your challenge to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

5. Ongoing Support & Monitoring
We monitor your rates until 2029 to ensure you continue saving – with zero hassle to you.

2. Survey & Valuation
Once approved, we conduct a site inspection and valuation – fully compliant and evidence-backed.

4. Refund & Reduction Secured
Once successful, you receive a backdated refund, and your future rates are reduced.

Testimonials

What Our Clients Say - Don't just take our word for it!

“Asad has been professional and persistent in Clearstone’s rate appeal against the rateable value of our premise with the VOA. Our rates have been corrected from £18,250 pa to £11,750 pa which now allows us to claim Small Business Rate Relief, so our rate bill is now Zero! And we will receive a substantial council rebate for the past three years of overpaying. A fantastic result, thank you.”

Debbie Orme

Director at Clearstone Paving Ltd

“Whole team has been pleasure to deal with, extremely friendly and helpful. They're very knowledgeable in their field, resulting in saving us a vast amount. I cannot praise their services enough and would gladly recommend them to anyone.”

Sat Semby

Director at Broadway Kitchens Ltd

"My name is Nigel Francis, my company is Forward Products of Bromsgrove. We have achieved a huge reduction on our rateable value by £17,000 on the first appeal which resulted in substantial refunds from the local council. Asad offered a friendly and personalised service throughout the process, willing to go the extra mile to help us achieve the excellent results. We have already recommended AQ Property Management to an associate company!"

Nigel Francis

Director and Founder at Forward Products Ltd

Industries We Work With

Retail & High Street

Industrial Units & Warehousing

Offices & Mixed Use

Golf Courses & Leisure

Educational & Care Facilities

🎯 Special focus: multi-site portfolios and rateable values £15k+

Why Choose Us?

Maximum Profitability

Obtain backdated Refund & Cut Ongoing Costs. Correcting the rateable value will result in a backdated business rates refund for overpayments from April 2023, along with future rates being heavily reduced, saving you £s.

Viability

Sharp, fast, and aggressive. We know how to present cases to the VOA to win.

Utilising specialist software, Artificial Intelligence and our extensive experience to ensure each case goes above client expectations and achieves huge reduction.

We take care of everything

From Rates to Reduction - A personalised comprehensive service covering all aspects leaving a hassle free experience letting you get on with running the company.
✔ £47M in rateable value under instruction
✔ £25M+ total savings to date
✔ 1,000+ challenges submitted