Rating & Valuation | UK Bar

Francis Taylor Building is a leading set for rating and valuation work, offering a strong bench of barristers who are experts in this area. Individuals regularly act for local authorities and ratepayers and have appeared before the Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Barristers at the set demonstrate expertise in a wide range of rating and valuation disputes, including council tax matters and business rates cases. Members of chambers appeared in the Supreme Court case London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health concerning rating for a members-only gym. One source notes that the set “has a number of leading experts in their field together with strength and depth to cover complex matters."

Landmark Chambers is a highly regarded set with leading expertise in rating and valuation matters. The set is home to an exceptionally experienced team of barristers acting for ratepayers and the Valuation Office Agency, including appearances in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Members have also been instructed by the British Museum, Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum on rating appeals. Sources note: "the set have a good range of experienced advocates."