The client:
KALMARs offer a comprehensive range of estate agency services including development, office, industrial, retail, and residential agency.
Since their inception in 1967, they have built a formidable reputation south of the river; earning recognition as South London's leading agent.
Specific, outsourced knowledge of the hundreds of legislations relevant to business rates can be beneficial, even to the professionals.
What we did:
Following our audit of data provided by London Borough of Southwark, we identified that due to the configuration of the Limited companies within the KALMARs group and the specific occupation of their various properties, there was an opportunity to reduce their business rates liability.
Whilst KALMARs are property experts, our service is a niche area of property, and specific, outsourced knowledge of the hundreds of legislations relevant to business rates can be beneficial, even to the professionals.
Upon instruction, we built a case to submit to the local authority, explaining the configuration of properties occupied by KALMARs and their eligibility for reduced business rates.
The result:
Our application was successful, however, the credit generated was less than we had calculated. Our expertise of both the legislations and common local authority practices allowed us to swiftly diagnose the reason for the reduced credit amount.
We promptly contested the initial result, despite the surface level success, to maximise the recovery due back to our client.
Within six weeks from the date of instruction, KALMARs had received the full refund created from their reduced rates, including the further amount generated from our later contest.
What our client had to say:
"Quick, effective, pleasant, RECOMMEND!"