About Us
About Portrait
Property savings, built on measured evidence
Portrait Group Limited combines LiDAR scanning, verified property data and commercial analysis. We use that evidence to identify and pursue reductions across business rates, surface water charges and insurance, replacing assumptions with measured, reviewable information.
No reduction, no fee
For qualifying Business Rates, Surface Water and Insurance MTA reviews, the LiDAR scan is included at no upfront survey charge under signed terms.
How we work
From first conversation to commercial evidence
Every instruction runs through either the no reduction, no fee savings route or a quoted deliverable route. Scope, evidence and purpose are agreed before work progresses.
01
Consultation
We learn the property, the cost position, the records available and your objective. Sometimes the honest answer is that there is no case.
02
Desktop assessment
Bills, policies, plans and historic records are reviewed to establish whether further investigation has a credible basis.
03
Evidence capture
For core reduction services the LiDAR scan is included in the no-fee route. The building is recorded as it stands.
04
Analysis and pack
Measured data becomes plans, schedules and findings, organised so they can be reviewed and used commercially.
05
Resolution
The route concludes in a challenge, correction, MTA discussion or quoted digital output, reported plainly.
What sets the work apart
Four commitments behind every instruction
Technology-led evidence
LiDAR capture and point cloud processing create traceable records of the built asset, retained and reusable.
Accuracy that supports action
Outputs are built to test the assumptions behind rating entries, drainage charges and policy records.
A clear commercial model
Reduction work under signed no reduction, no fee terms. Quoted work scoped before instruction. No surprises in either.
Landscape visibility
Evidence, reports, scans and next steps live in one secure platform, visible to the client throughout.
Home
Business rates and property cost consultancy
Wrong records mean inflated bills. We put both right.
Portrait scans your buildings with LiDAR, capturing measurements and detail traditional surveys miss. Each scan becomes a 3D digital twin that anchors our evidence packs. We check that record against your business rates, drainage charges and insurance data — and where others find no grounds to act, precise measurement and contextual analysis often does. When the records are wrong, we correct them, challenge the charge and recover what you've overpaid.
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Measured, not assumed
Floor areas and volumes captured by LiDAR to RICS measurement standards.
Checked against the VOA
Rateable values and classifications compared line by line with the official record.
Evidence with every case
Each challenge or correction is submitted with the measured data behind it.
No reduction, no fee
Qualifying reviews carry no upfront cost. The fee follows the saving, on signed terms.
Who we work with
Different desks, the same question: is this bill right?
The evidence we produce serves whoever carries the property cost, from a single premises to a national portfolio.
Project Managers
Reliable measured data for design, planning and cost control on live schemes.
Facilities Managers
Space, safety and compliance information for the buildings you actually run.
Asset Managers
Rates, lease and cost evidence across every holding on the schedule.
Developers
Surveys and charge checks from acquisition through completion and disposal.
Business Owners
A straight answer on whether your premises cost more than they should.
How it works
Customer Engagement
Start with the building, not the paperwork
A Portrait surveyor captures your property with LiDAR. The output is a measured record of floor areas, heights and volumes aligned to RICS standards, and it underpins every later step.
Full internal and external capture in a single visit
Areas and volumes traceable back to the scan
A digital record you keep, whatever happens next
Compare the records with the measured facts
Your charges rest on data held by the VOA, the water company and your insurer. We set each record against the survey and list every discrepancy in plain terms, with its likely cost.
VOA rateable value and property classification
Surface water and highways drainage billing
Policy schedules, sums insured and declared values
Put the case, with the evidence attached
Where a record is wrong we take it up with the body that holds it: a rates check and challenge, a billing dispute, a mid-term adjustment. You approve the case before anything is submitted.
Prepared and submitted by Portrait on your behalf
Every claim tied to a measured, documented fact
Progress visible to you at each stage
Corrections become refunds and lower bills
Successful challenges produce backdated refunds, reduced ongoing charges and accurate cover. The measured data and every document from the case stay available to you in Landscape.
Backdated recovery where overpayment is proven
Corrected records that keep future bills right
Deliverables hosted in your Landscape portal
What we do
Different ways in, one standard of evidence
01
Business Rates Review
Rateable value and classification checked against the measured property, then challenged where the record is wrong.
02
Surface Water Charges
Drainage billing audited against actual impermeable area. Overcharges reclaimed and backdated.
03
Insurance MTA
Declared values and policy data corrected mid-term, so premiums reflect the building you occupy.
04
Spatial Intelligence
LiDAR surveys, point clouds and measured building packs produced to RICS standards by quotation.
05
Core Services
The full service line in one place, including digital deliverable packs quoted per property.
Portrait platforms
Landscape and Perspective
Two products built around the same idea: decisions about property costs should sit on measured, traceable data.
Landscape
The secure client portal for measured building evidence. Scans, point clouds, digital twins and case documents in one workspace, viewable in the browser and shareable under your control.
Perspective
Business rates research built on VOA data, comparable evidence and scheme analytics. Screen one property or a whole portfolio for grounds to reduce, before a case is ever opened.
Partnerships
Work with Portrait
Referral Partner Network
Introduce a client, share the fee
Accountants, agents and advisers refer clients whose property costs deserve a check. We run the case and report back; you are paid for the introduction.
Strategic Partner Network
For estates and portfolio teams
Organisations responsible for many buildings partner with Portrait for estate-wide measured evidence, reduction reviews and portfolio visibility in Landscape.
Sectors
Evidence that fits how each sector is billed
Rateable values, drainage tariffs and insurance schedules behave differently by property type. We work in the detail of each.
Education
Schools, trusts, universities and student accommodation.
Office & Business
Occupiers, landlords and serviced workspace.
Industrial & Logistics
Warehousing, manufacturing and distribution.
Retail & Hospitality
Shops, hotels, pubs, restaurants and venues.
Public Sector
Councils, NHS and public estates.
Automotive
Dealerships, workshops and compounds.
Multi-Site Management
Franchises, groups and portfolios reviewed to one method.
