Deloitte Real Estate has appointed Gerry Biddle as a senior specialist business rates consultant in the valuation advisory and business rates team.
Biddle was responsible for setting up the London specialist rating unit of the Valuation Office Agency and has dealt with properties including The Channel Tunnel, The O2 and Wembley Stadium.
Biddle will start work in July.
Richard Johnson, director in the business rates team at Deloitte, said: “Gerry’s track record in specialist areas of business rates is beyond compare and his experience will provide clients with a level of insight that is truly at the cutting edge of practice.”