Two companies which mislead nearly 100 firms into paying for services to challenge business rate valuations, have been ordered into liquidation.
Harrison Black Associates, which was registered at 83 Ducie Street, Manchester, and its London branch, Hayden Moss Associates, were ordered into liquidation by the High Court on 1 March.
The winding-up of the two companies, follows an investigation by the Insolvency Service, which found the companies agents told prospective clients they were likely to be successful in obtaining a business rate revaluation of their premises.
The investigation found clients were required to pay an upfront fee ranging from £495 plus VAT to £2,500 plus VAT, and were promised that a professional survey of their pre…
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