Understand the assessment
Property description, use, floor area and valuation scheme all matter. These records provide the starting point for a review. A survey and the supporting documents can help check their accuracy.
PORTRAIT / FREE PROPERTY MONITORING
A little Perspective.
On every property.
Keep property records, council bills and documents together across your portfolio. Create a free account, review the facts and share a dated report when you need one.
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MONITORING WITH RESEARCH BEHIND IT
A change is the starting point.
Compare on a fair basis
A lower neighbouring assessment may warrant attention. Location, size, use, valuation date and measurement basis determine whether it is a useful comparison. Rent-free periods and other lease terms also need to be taken into account.
Explore market comparables ↗Decide what to do next
Keep monitoring, ask Portrait for a report, or discuss a measured survey where the physical record needs checking. A free Perspective account does not appoint Portrait to act or commit you to a paid review.
How a property review works ↗How monitoring fits with Landscape
Free monitoring brings published property facts and the documents you upload together. Portrait’s instructed services can add measured survey records and supporting documents through Landscape.
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Keep a clearer property record.
Create a separate space for each business and keep its addresses, documents and reports together. Published valuation facts depend on the available records and the property’s jurisdiction.
Useful information, with its source explained.
A free report describes available records; it does not establish a rates reduction. Upload current bills, leases and floor plans so the record reflects the information you hold. A survey, lease or title change needs a new authorised record and cannot be assumed from a public feed.
Valuation Office (VO) coverage relates to England and Wales. Scottish and Northern Irish properties need the relevant national valuation source. A published announcement or consultation does not by itself mean a measure has taken effect.
Official references: Find a business rates valuation · Revaluation · Rates relief · HM Treasury announcements