OUR FEES

Ruddle Merz provides an industry-leading specialist service with no hidden agenda and the absolute guarantee that unless actual savings are achieved, no fees are payable, irrespective of how much work we have carried out.

Our fees are based on a reduction in actual rates payable, rather than simply a reduction in rateable value. This way our clients are safeguarded against the possibility of being hit by either transitional surcharge or transitional relief, either of which would result in clients not receiving immediate savings and thus being out of pocket with some of our competitors.

The rateable value for your property is set every five years by the Valuation Office and as a general rule any reduction achieved will reflect savings for you over this entire period. This may be in the form of refunds for over-payments or reductions in future liabilities, depending on when your reduction is achieved.

We like to keep our clients fully informed of any fees payable. We do this by sending savings summaries during the five year rating list.

You will not receive our fee invoice until actual savings have been received from your local council following any reductions we achieve in your rateable value.

Any future fees are clearly identified in our savings summaries, which are sent to all clients every April. These fees are then invoiced in June of the same year.

You are only liable for our fees whilst you are benefiting from any reductions we achieve in your rateable value, so if you vacate the property simply let us know and no further charges will be raised.