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BusinessRateChecker now works inside your AI assistant
Our new AI Integration connects BusinessRateChecker to Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity. Ask about any commercial property in England and Wales in plain English, and get answers built on Valuation Office, Tribunal, EPC and other register data.
Today we're launching the BusinessRateChecker AI Integration. It connects our full business rates database to the AI assistant you already use: Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini or Perplexity. Setting it up takes a few clicks and you don't need any technical knowledge.
Once it's connected, you just ask questions in plain English:
- "Which retail units in Leeds look over-assessed against their comparables?"
- "Show me the rating history and Valuation Tribunal decisions for this property."
- "Build a target list of Worcester offices with a strong case for a Check."
Every answer is built from a wide variety of data sources such as the Valuation OfficeThe government body that sets every property's Rateable Value. From April 2026 the VOA is part of HMRC (see below), but 'VOA' is still the common name for the valuation side of the work. data, England and Wales Tribunal archives, Energy Performance Certificates, the FSA, Companies House and other registers. We update, clean, enrich and analyse these sources daily with our unique industry-focused AI engine.
Why it matters
- Up to 10x faster research: put comparables, verdicts and figures straight into reports, client letters and pitch documents.
- Stronger case preparation: gather the evidence for a Check, Challenge or Appeal in minutes.
- Smarter business development: find and rank prospects with one question.
- Lower costs: less time collecting data means more time on fee-earning work.
Who it's for
Rating surveyors, business rates specialists, accountants, lawyers, real estate advisers, commercial property managers, commercial letting agents, PropTechs, councils, Business Improvement Districts and Local Enterprise Partnerships. In short, anyone who buys, sells, manages or leases commercial property in England and Wales.
There's no new system to learn. It's the assistant you already use, now fluent in business rates.
For more on BusinessRateChecker, see
Website: www.businessratechecker.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/businessratechecker
Facebook: facebook.com/BusinessRateChecker
What this means for you
The quickest way to know whether any of this affects your own bill is to compare your rateable value with genuinely similar properties nearby. The summary is free and takes about two minutes.
Check my ratesIndependent service — not endorsed by the VOA or HMRC. We use published rating-list data under licence; official rateable values and formal decisions come only from the VOA/HMRC. England only.