Free to check. One fee if you need the pack.
Priced by rateable value. VAT included. Sold by ABT Ventures LTD. Over £500,000 RV, pubs and hotels: speak to a RICS-regulated surveyor.
For rateable values under £51,000.
- Up to 12 comparables with VO references and £/m²
- Proposed rateable value and effective date
- Draft supporting statement, facts only
- Checklist of what you must add
- Step-by-step guide and deadline reminders
For rateable values from £51,000 to £149,999.
- Everything in the evidence pack
- Line-item detail for every comparable
- Adjustments and parking set out
- Same accuracy checks, no shortcuts
- Guide and reminders
For rateable values from £150,000 to £499,999.
- Everything in the evidence pack
- For larger properties up to £499,999 RV
- Line-item detail and adjustments
- Same accuracy checks, no shortcuts
- Over £500,000? Speak to a RICS surveyor
Everything you need for Step 1: what to check line by line, pre-written Check answers, and reminders. Your £29 comes off the Challenge pack later.
Credit: the full £29 comes off a Challenge evidence pack for the same property, bought with the same email or from your case page. No time limit. One credit per Check pack.
A pre-filled letter to your council asking it to apply the relief you look eligible for, with the evidence checklist and the GOV.UK rules it relies on.
Only offered when the free relief check finds something to claim. The council decides.
Many no-win-no-fee rating agents charge 25% to 50% of what you save, sometimes for every year of the list.
Illustration: if a challenge cut a bill by £2,000 a year for three years, a 35% fee would be £2,100. Our RV under £51,000 pack is £99. Your result could be higher, lower or nothing.
- RV under £51,000
- £99
- RV £51,000–£149,999
- £199
- RV £150,000–£499,999
- £349
One-off, VAT included. You keep 100% of any saving.
Fee terms published by UK rating agents, surveyors and a trade-body partner service, checked October 2026. Some agents charge less (from 10%, sometimes capped) and some add upfront fees. Agents do the work for you, and RICS-regulated surveyors can be worth it for complex or high-value properties. Full comparison.
£45 a site for 5+ sites · £35 a site for 20+
Same pack and checks for each property, VAT included. We set portfolio orders up by hand for now.
What do I get for my money?
A PDF evidence pack built for the GOV.UK Challenge form: up to 12 comparable properties with their VO references, floor areas and prices per m²; the reasoning; a proposed rateable value and effective date; a draft supporting statement written only from the facts; and a checklist of what you must add yourself. Plus a step-by-step guide and deadline reminders. £99 for rateable values under £51,000, £199 from £51,000 to £149,999, £349 from £150,000 to £499,999. VAT included. Above that, or for pubs and hotels, speak to a RICS-regulated surveyor.
Can you guarantee a reduction?
No, and nobody honest can. The Valuation Office decides. A challenge can lower a rateable value, leave it the same or, occasionally, raise it. If our free check says your valuation already looks fair or favourable, we will tell you not to buy the pack.
Can you check my reliefs as well?
Yes, free. The relief check looks at small business rate relief, the lower retail, hospitality and leisure multiplier, pubs and live music relief, rural, charitable and empty property relief in England, and the Welsh equivalents. If something looks due, a £29 relief claim pack gives you a letter to your council and the rules it relies on. The council decides.
What if small business rate relief already covers me?
In England, if your property is your only business property and its rateable value is £12,000 or less, small business rate relief usually means you pay nothing. A lower value would not save you money, so we do not sell packs at a rateable value of £12,000 or less. Check your relief with your council instead.
Is it better to use a rating agent?
For complex, high-value or specialist properties a RICS-regulated surveyor can be worth it. Many agents work on commission, often 25% to 50% of the savings (some charge less, from 10%), sometimes for the whole three-year list. For a shop, office, workshop or warehouse with clear local comparables, a fixed one-off fee can cost much less, depending on your saving.