Andrew Meech

Andrew is a partner in the Business Rates team at DWD and has over 25 years experience in the UK business rates working across all commercial sectors and providing expertise on complex and high value appeals.

Andrew has previously worked for Allsop & Co, Donaldsons, The Valuation Office Agency, Cushman & Wakefield Healy & Baker and Bayram Vickery Meech prior to joining DWD. During that time he has managed compulsory purchase compensation claims, commercial mortgage valuations, valuations for stock market financial results and portfolio performance, rent reviews, lease renewals and market appraisals for private and auction sale principally in London and the South East.

This breadth of experience has been focused in the last 25 years on business rates, negotiating appeal settlements, taking cases to tribunal and also leading Rating Surveyors Association assessment committees in a range of locations in London and the South East.

Particular areas of business rate specialisation include large offices, retail accommodation and restaurants as well as the successful prosecution of contentious deletion appeals for developers and occupiers undertaking building works activities.