Jacob Snelson, joins from tax group Ryan and will be based in Colliers Manchester office but will support the whole rating team across the UK.

Jacob’s role will be to establish greater consistency across the business rate team’s data sets, helping to support and enhance surveyor decision-making.

He will work closely with colleagues across the rating team and wider business rates functions and play an important role in strengthening how the team captures, manages and utilises data to drive improved outcomes for the team and its clients.

Jacob will help shape processes, delivery and collaboration across the department.

Darren Williams, who heads the business rates appeals team at Colliers said, “Jacob joins us at a pivotal time for the department and brings with him a wealth of expertise that is reflected in his role.

“His appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to investing in innovation, enhancing our capabilities, and maintaining our position as a leader in the industry. We look forward to working with him.”

Colliers business rates team provides specialist business rates advice from eleven offices in the UK.

The division recently announced it will be opening a new office in Jessop House in Cheltenham at the end of October.

The division also has a presence in three offices in London (City, West End and Uxbridge) as well as in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, Glasgow and Belfast.

The team offers the complete range of business rates services including valuations and appeals, compliance and rates accounts management from a team of over 140 ratings specialists including four diploma holders.

It covers sectors including automotive, industrial and logistics, offices and serviced offices, retail, leisure, and hospitality and has a strong reputation for working in and campaigning for its clients’ interests.