Graduate Rating Surveyor

Graduate Business Rates Surveyor

Your new company
Hays are currently partnered with a National Company who are looking for a number of Graduate Surveyors with 3 Months to 3 years' worth of experience. The company are leading the way in the market and as such are looking to support a new wave of Graduate Surveyors through their APC in order to become a Chartered Surveyors.
Your new role

• Learn to oversee and manage business rates liabilities for a portfolio of commercial properties, ensuring accurate assessments and cost reductions where possible.
  
• Insights on how to Identify opportunities for business rate appeals, to challenge assessments and with Valuation Office and negotiate reductions where relevant.
  
• Looking to provide strategic advice to clients on business rates reliefs, exemptions, and mitigation strategies.
  
• Shadowing Senior Surveyors conducting property valuations for business rates purposes and assess the impact of rating revaluations on client portfolios.
  
• Ensure adherence to all relevant legislation, including the Local Government Finance Act and Valuation Office Agency (VOA) regulations / Duty to Notify.
  
• Support Senior surveyors engaging with local councils and other governing bodies to resolve business rates and BID issues.
  
• Learn to conduct reviews of client portfolios to ensure accurate business rates assessments and identify cost-saving opportunities. Shadowing Face to face meetings and updates with clients.
  
• Support Senior Surveyors preparing detailed reports, financial analyses, and case files for clients, ensuring clarity and accuracy in all assessments.
  
• Working alongside colleagues in property management, valuation, and legal teams to provide a full client service.
  

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree in Real Estate
  
• 3 Months to 3 years worth of experience in Business Rates or Valuations
  
• General understanding of UK Business Rates legislation, rating appeals and valuations
  
• Strong written/ verbal skills and eagerness to become a high performer
  

What you'll get in return

• Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 - depending upon experience
  
• Training and support in order to become a Chartered Surveyor
  
• Great benefits package and a friendly working environment
  
• Hybrid/ Flexible working
  

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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