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Business Rates Surveyor
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Join a growing business rates team where you'll help shape its future
We're working with a leading professional services firm to appoint a Business Rates Surveyor into a growing London-based team. This is an opportunity to join a business investing in its business rates offering, giving you the chance to influence how the team develops while working alongside experienced specialists with backgrounds at some of the UK's leading property consultancies.
The Business Rates Surveyor role offers exposure to a varied client portfolio across offices, industrial, manufacturing, private schools and specialist assets, meaning no two days are the same.
The opportunity
As a Business Rates Surveyor, you'll manage your own portfolio of rating instructions while delivering advice to a diverse range of commercial clients. You'll work within a collaborative national team that is expanding across the UK and benefits from a strong internal referral network, allowing you to focus on client delivery rather than relying heavily on business development.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing a varied business rates caseload across a range of commercial property sectors.
- Handling Check, Challenge and Appeal (CCA) cases from instruction through to resolution.
- Preparing and submitting relief applications where appropriate.
- Inspecting commercial properties and undertaking measurements where required.
- Advising clients on rating liabilities and opportunities to reduce costs.
- Preparing valuation reports and supporting evidence for negotiations with the Valuation Office Agency.
- Building strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Supporting business development through cross-selling and identifying opportunities within existing client relationships.
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About you:
- Working knowledge of business rates legislation and the Check, Challenge and Appeal process.
- Experience managing your own business rates caseload.
- Strong communication and client relationship skills.
- The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
- Experience inspecting commercial property would be advantageous but is not essential.
- MRICS or IRRV qualification, or you may be working towards professional qualification depending on your level.
Applications are welcomed from Surveyor, Newly Qualified Surveyor and Senior Surveyor level candidates.
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What's on offer?
- Competitive salary depending on experience.
- Annual bonus.
- Hybrid working with three office days per week and flexibility around inspections and client meetings.
- Private medical insurance.
- Pension contribution.
- Life assurance.
- Generous annual leave, with the option to purchase additional holiday.
- Funded professional development.
- Genuine career progression within a growing national business rates team.
- The opportunity to influence the direction of an expanding service line rather than joining an established hierarchy.
If you're looking for a Business Rates Surveyor opportunity where you can make a genuine impact while developing your career within an ambitious and collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now as interviews are expected to begin shortly. Due to the volume of applications received, if you don't hear back from us, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. If you require any adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process for any reason whatsoever, please let your Cobalt consultant know.
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