Has anyone dealt successfully with an ID Consultant???

[Robert Lambie]

i can help lower your business rates by £300
dont pay them…

you now only have to pay me £50 for my consultancy fee. invoice in the post monday, ill even give you 30 days. 😉 :lol1:

i would have hung up on them. too much of this crap going on these days.
tell them to come in and sit down face to face. explain how it works and what guarantees they give. get company details and references from existing customers.

nah, in fact, just hangup and get on with your business. 😉 :lol1:

[Hugh Potter]

I agree with Rob, say no thanks and hang up.

I reckon 8/10 calls I get are from unsolicited sales, 2/10 seem very dodgy.

Ask them to email details and contact info, most never do.

[Cheryl Smith]

Do you know that this sort of consultancy work is totally self generated by more paper pushers to give themselves work of the back of REAL workers…
Parasites id call them…
DONT rely on strangers to run or advise you on your business who have no knowledge of the subject…once they have your money for advice on business rates, they will move on or ask for more money for this that and the other…’we will save you money’ will mean, at best, rerouting the saving into their own pockets.

This is a little bit of advice and it is FREE.
Tell these people to get lost.

[John Harding]

its a con all they do is apply for a rate review on forms you can get and fill in yourself, most applications arent successful or worse the result can be an increase in rates but for the few that are successfull they take a cut of the reduction as well.

Do it through your local valuation office or dont bother 😕

John

[Robert Lambie]

quote Cheryl Smith:

This is a little bit of advice and it is FREE.
Tell these people to get lost.

oh thats it Cheryl, you get competative with me…
Kev, i was in first, saved you £300 and all i want is my £50.
Cheryl will have some hidden catch in her small print. nothing is free these days! 😉

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[Kev Mayger]

I thought as much myself but wanted re-assurance from the boards.

Thanks!

[Denise Goodfellow]

if you think your rates are too high, contact your local council.

we have just had a very nice lady look over it for us and we now have rates of nearly 50% less…..

a chap down the road, paid £900 for someone to "look in to it" for him… hes still waiting! Surprise.

[Cheryl Smith]

Blimy Denise £900!! Id feel a right chump now!
Hope for his sake his £900 proves us all wrong.
I paid someone £450 to chase an outstanding bill of £1500….needless to say never saw it so it all ended up costing me £2000….!
You end up growing savvie when youve made some cockups like this one or youll be out of business in no time!!
Parasites.

[Graeme Harrold]

quote Cheryl Smith:

Blimy Denise £900!! Id feel a right chump now!
Hope for his sake his £900 proves us all wrong.
I paid someone £450 to chase an outstanding bill of £1500….needless to say never saw it so it all ended up costing me £2000….!
You end up growing savvie when youve made some cockups like this one or youll be out of business in no time!!
Parasites.

I now use CCI Legal, and they track debt globally. Fee is 10% of the outstanding invoice