Vail Williams expands with appointment of Birmingham business rates partner

Property advisers, Vail Williams LLP, has grown its Birmingham team with the addition of business rates expert, James FitzGibbon.

James joins Vail Williams as partner from Aitchison Rafferty, where he was a director in the commercial real estate team.

Specialising in business rates mitigation, the development and implementation of self-funding value propositions, and the alignment of property and finance strategies to deliver sustainable growth, James brings with him over 25 years’ experience of working within the commercial real estate sector, including HMRC and client side.

He joins a growing team of over 140 people based across Vail Williams’ eight offices in the Midlands and South of England, specialising in property advice for both commercial and residential property clients.