A Midlands-based advisory business has moved to a new HQ in Studley. 

The Business and Ratings Advisory Service has secured the lease on 582 sq ft of offices on the ground floor of unit 2 at Haydon House on Alcester Road. 

The company, which saved clients around £1 million last year, will use the space as a base for working with clients across England on reducing their business rates as well as providing property management services. 

Theo Wong, of The Business and Ratings Advisory Service, said: "These are our third offices in three years we've been established. The first two were serviced offices but as business has snowballed, we’ve needed more space and it was time for somewhere permanent for just ourselves, a proper headquarters.

"We visit the client’s premises, carry out a comprehensive survey and take the entire process out of their hands so they can focus on running their business. They don’t have to deal with their local authority or the VOA Valuation Office Agency.

"In the last year alone we have saved our clients ranging from tenants to landlords, individuals, SMEs and corporations in excess of £1 million."

Director Michael Borland added: "The solutions we provide for business rates can be short term or can encapsulate several rating list periods, which have ranged from five to seven years while the current period is three years, and savings can be substantial over a long period."

The pair secured the new site with the help of Ian Parker, joint managing director at commercial property agents John Truslove. 

Mr Wong said: "We had worked with the team at John Truslove before. We found these premises online and it just happened they were being handled by John Truslove as well, which was really good news.

"Ian and the team are really helpful. They are not a big faceless corporate firm, they are like us in terms of focusing on a really personal service. It helped make the process really smooth."

Ian Parker said: "We have a good, established, relationship with Michael and Theo. They were an ideal tenant for our landlord client, with a strong and growing business.

"We share an approach to our clients, providing personal service and ensuring all parties to a property deal are satisfied. It is just one of the reasons we have become the premier commercial property agency in our area."