Last summer's letter to the Chancellor, from 50 leading UK retailers, warning of the crisis facing retailers, is sadly proving prophetic, with familiar firms like Mothercare and Clintons the latest to announce severe retrenchment and even possible closure.
2018 saw 7,500 stores put up their shutters, and 75,000 jobs lost.
Against this grim background, and with the stream of appeals against business rates threatening to become a flood, Commercial Property Advisors (CPA) urges businesses to undergo an urgent financial health-check, to establish grounds for challenging the burden of high rates.
CPA offers a no win no fee service, and no-obligation consultation, and its serious approach to appeals has led to an 80% success rate, winning thousands for a diverse range of clients.
CPA is still small enough o bother to keep its clients apprised of all developments in the appeals process, rather than file matters away in the pending tray. CPA regards client satisfaction, and word of mouth recommendations, as the best guarantors of future business.
With professional surveys included in the appeals package, clients have nothing to worry about, and the prospect of serious cash savings to be won.