With homeworking now prevalent in many industries I write to recommend you contact your local authority, preferably in writing, notifying them of the date from which you vacated your building in order to undertake safe homeworking.
From the date the building becomes vacant you will enjoy exemption from empty property rate : 3 months for offices and shops and 6 months for factories and warehouses.
When contacting the local authority please quote your rate account number.
Should you have any questions or require any business rates advice please contact my colleague Charlie Dyer: charlie.dyer@coark.com or 02920 346 310.
Kind regards
Andrew West
Director – Business Rates
Cardiff Waterside is a significant property holding for Aviva Investors at almost 500,000 sq ft. Our experiences show the benefit of working with a regional specialist where occupational markets can be unlocked with a good team with excellent local contacts. Ben Bolton and his team have done this for us for many years and been fundamental to our success and a very low void rate in Cardiff.
