News & Views - 2020
The latest news, events and insights in the Wales property world
Material Valuation Uncertainty - Update
The declaration of the COVID 19 pandemic led to the RICS recommending that valuers include a material uncertainty clause in valuation reports due to the scarcity of contemporaneous transactional evidence.
Introducing Rhian Howells
In the next of our articles introducing members of the Cooke & Arkwright team, we introduce Rhian Howells. Rhian is a Senior Surveyor working in the Cooke & Arkwright land…
Covid 19 Grant Funding - Closing Dates
With the Covid-19 non-domestic rates (NDR) grant scheme closing to new applications at 5pm on 30th June 2020, Cooke & Arkwright director of business rates Jane Shankland provides an overview…
Why is transparency important in property tax?
"It's vital for a taxpayer to understand the basis of their liability and in far too many cases, they don't.
Are business rates fit for purpose?
"It's not responsive enough to movements in economic conditions"
Three Years Post Qualification – how my role as a surveyor has changed
George Watts joined Cooke and Arkwright in 2014 and went on to pass his APC in 2017, becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor. George has reflected on how his role has…