James Burkitt holds the position of Associate in our national business rates team. James originally embarked on a career in Music before subscribing to a long-standing family tradition of becoming a chartered surveyor. James provides business rates and lease advice to some of the world’s biggest companies occupying offices, warehouses, factories and distribution centres. Before joining CPRA James held the role of Lead Valuer within the Specialists Industrial Unit of the Valuation Office Agency. James covers the Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and the North West. In his spare time, James, who confesses to being a “Rating Geek” follows property news and case law, keeping CPRA at the forefront of any changes to property taxation.