Cluttons hires from Avison Young for new partner
Cluttons has hired a former director at Avison Young as a partner in its new northern hub in Manchester.
Chris Severs has specialised in business rates consultancy for two decades. Before joining Cluttons he was an associate director in the Manchester office of Avison Young and earlier a senior director in the business rates team at Altus Group.
At Cluttons he will advise clients on various business rate matters with a focus on rateable value appeal work and savings initiatives such as empty rates mitigation.
Cluttons has hired a former director at Avison Young as a partner in its new northern hub in Manchester.
Chris Severs has specialised in business rates consultancy for two decades. Before joining Cluttons he was an associate director in the Manchester office of Avison Young and earlier a senior director in the business rates team at Altus Group.
At Cluttons he will advise clients on various business rate matters with a focus on rateable value appeal work and savings initiatives such as empty rates mitigation.
Ryan Jones, partner and Cluttons’ head of business rates in the North, said: “The last 13 years have seen only two valuation cycles and a global pandemic that has accelerated structural changes for businesses. This means there are huge dislocations in what business rates should be paid, coupled with new changes to the system that occupiers and landlords are not familiar with and an online sales tax consultation that has the potential to bring further complexities to the process.
Cluttons opened its King Street office in Manchester last November. Charlie Ardern, head of the office, said: “Since our office launched last autumn we have grown steadily, increasing our client base and coverage across the north with investment and support from the Cluttons’ leadership team.”
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