Reduce your vacant business rates - legally and safely
If you own empty commercial property, we help you cut business rates costs using a commercial robust, legally resilient solution - Designed for today’s post-Supreme Court landscape.
What we do
Business rate mitigation that stands up to scrutiny
We help landlords reduce the cost of vacant business rates by placing genuine, short-term commercial occupiers into empty properties.
- Legally Robust
- Commercially substantive
- Designed to withstand the Ramsay Challenge
- Used successfully for over 15 years
Unlike many historic schemes, our solution is built around real trading activity, not artificial occupation.
Why this matters now
The rules have changed - many old schemes no longer work.
Following recent Supreme Court rulings, many traditional business rates mitigation schemes now carry significant legal and retrospective risk.
The key question courts now ask is simple:
“What real commercial value does the occupier get from the property?“
If the answer is “none”, the risk sits with the landlord.
Our model is designed specifically to answer that question.
How our solution works
Real occupation. Real trading. Real protection.
We place a dedicated trading company into suitable vacant properties for a minimum of 91 days.
During occupation, the company:
- Demonstrates smart-building technology.
- Stores and operates commercial equipment.
- Runs a public Wi-Fi service linked to active marketing.
- Generates independent trading income.
This creates genuine commercial use, not token occupation.
After the occupation period:
- The property is vacated.
- In many cases, landlords choose to retain the installed technology.
- The trading company is formally closed as a solvent company.
Property holdings become legally exempt from vacant rates.
SAVE UP TO 70% *
Apply Today
If you're paying business rates on vacant property, there may be a legally robust way to reduce that cost - without putting your asset, reputation or future liabilities at risk. There's no commitment and no pressure - just a clear explanation of whether our solution is right for you. Contact us today to arrange an initial discussion and understand your options.
*Savings dependant on Rateable Value.
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