Luke Wilcox is a specialist in the law of rating. His clients range from sole traders to multinational companies, and he has appeared in every level of the courts and tribunals system up to and including the Supreme Court.

Highlights include:

• Appearing in four Supreme Court rating appeals (Monk; Iceland; UKI; and the ATMs litigation)
• Representing ratepayers in multiple valuation appeals in the Upper Tribunal, including the Bisley case (identification of the number of hereditaments in non-office contexts), Hermes (validity of completion notices) and the multi-storey car parks litigation (acting for Blackrock)   
• Advising a consortium of NHS Foundation Trusts on the applicability of the charitable exemption from rates to hospital premises
• Representing Ludgate House Ltd (most recently in the Court of Appeal) in long-running litigation about the rating treatment of its South Bank office building following its occupation by property guardians.
• As well as court appearances, Luke has a very busy rating advisory practice, and has assisted a range of clients in securing very significant (sometime multi-million) reductions in liability. Luke advises both private persons and public authorities on non-rating valuation matters, including for compulsory purchase and Inheritance Tax purposes.

Luke also practices across the full range of Landmark Chambers’ practice areas, with a particular focus on planning, highways, and property law.

Luke is an editor of the Rating Encyclopaedia, and in April 2024 was elected an honorary member of the Rating Surveyors Association.