Latespace.com

We founded the Empty Business Rates Reduction industry back in 2010. Throughout our five years of operation we've successfully offered the widest range of bespoke and innovative solutions individually tailored to our clients' exact requirements. Supported by high calibre administrative staff, all our professional consultants and managers have previ... ously held senior Local Authority positions. Our formidable team includes the former Deputy Head of Information Technology for the London Borough of Brent as well as the former Chief Rating Officer (CRO) of another one of the largest London Boroughs, three Assistant Chief Rating Officers and several Business Rates Inspectors lead by a former Chief Business Rates Inspector. Over 24% of the FTSE 100 currently use our services and we act for some of the largest commercial landowners and developers in the United Kingdom. In addition to small, medium and large companies and HNW individuals we also act for the Sovereign Wealth Funds of two countries as well as Financial Institiutions, Pension Funds and REITS. We're aware that some "boiler room" type characters have since jumped on the "business rates bandwagon". Although slickly designed websites and fantastic promises can often lure in the unwary, it's a simple process to verify the genuine actors. The rogue firms often claim to be well established either by implication or direct claims. When we did an audit of the current Google AdWords bidders for the key phrase "business rates reduction" in February of this year (2015), we verified that the average age of the eight advertisers was just over 11 weeks old. Now just three months later in May, five out of the eight telephone numbers have been cut off. Very much a case of caveat emptor! A quick visit to www.DueDil.com or www.CompaniesHouse.gov.uk can quickly verify the age of a prospective adviser. Always verify how long they've been in business and if they have misled you about that, why waste any more of your valuable time in checkingj the veracity of their other claims. ...Read More