OUR PHILOSOPHY
To provide fast efficient and expert commercial property advice that can save you money, with no upfront fees.
There are NO UPFRONT FEES. If we make no savings for you we charge nothing for our services.
We will look to review your assessment and give you initial impartial and honest advice within one week of instruction.
Your case will be handled entirely by a senior partner from start to finish.
We provide unparalleled client care. Your savings matter to us.
MEET THE TEAM
SAMUEL BIRD MRICS
SENIOR PARTNER / FOUNDER
0116 298 3953
Sam has spent the last 13 years working within the Valuation Office Agency (Government agency responsible for setting and maintaining business rates valuations within England and Wales) as District Valuer and Valuation Officer. Prior to leaving the Valuation Office Sam had direct responsibility for the co-ordination and valuation of all commercial property within Leicestershire for Reval 2017.
Sam has extensive experience of dealing with large multi site operators, shopping centres, out of town retail parks, business parks, office developments, industrial manufacturing and warehouse properties together with licensed premises and convenience store formats on a national basis.
He has acted as expert witness at Lands Tribunal and at innumerable Valuation Tribunals over the years. His professional experience and intimate knowledge of the internal workings of the business rates system allow him to provide his clients with insightful and valuable guidance that is unmatched in professional circles within Leicestershire.
RICHARD HOWES MRICS
SENIOR PARTNER / FOUNDER
0116 298 6878
Richard is a Chartered Surveyor having worked for over 12 years within the commercial property market. His experience in both Private Practice and Public Sector includes agency, landlord and tenant and property taxation matters across Birmingham, East Midlands, East Anglia, London and the South East.
Most recently Richard was with the Valuation Office Agency (Government agency responsible for setting and maintaining business rates valuations within England and Wales) and dealt with Rating Appeals for the 2005 and 2010 Rating list across all commercial property classes, as well as assisting in overseeing the compilation of the 2017 Rating List.
GIULIANA
FINANCE DIRECTOR
giuliana@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 7865
SAMANTHA
CLIENT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
samantha@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 6811
HAYLEY
CLIENT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
hayley@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 3624
JADE
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
jade@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 3627
COLLETTE
CLIENT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
col@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 6914
JULIE
CLIENT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
julie@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 6914
SUE
CLIENT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
suzanne@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 6914
COLIN
SURVEYOR
colin@birdandhowes.co.uk
0116 298 6914
“Bird & Howes worked with us to investigated our tax exposure on several commercial sites and reduced our liability to business rates. Sam’s knowledge and professional contacts enabled us to make substantial savings”