Ken McCormack MRICS IRRV (Hons)

Partner - Rating, Montagu Evans LLP


Ken has over 45 years’ experience in rating and has worked for Strathclyde Regional Council’s Assessors department, James Barr Chartered Surveyors as head of rating and GVA James Barr where he was also head of rating in Scotland. He joined Montagu Evans as a Partner in 2017.

He has a wealth of experience in valuing all categories of subjects, acting for many well known clients including numerous on the high street, the industrial sector, the renewables sector as well as more specialist subjects on the contractors principle such as whisky distilleries.

Ken was asked to provide evidence to the Barclay Committee on the review of Business Rates in Scotland and was also asked to participate in the Barclay Implementation Advisory Group. The recommendations made have been broadly implemented by the Scottish Government. The Scottish rating system undertook major changes brought into force at the 2023 Revaluation including a new Tribunal system.

He was the first Scottish President of the Rating Surveyors’ Association (RSA) in 2014 and remains the only Scottish President in its 115 year history and currently sits on the Committee representing Scottish matters. He is also the Scottish Committee Member of the main RICS Rating and Local Taxation Group in London reviewing policy matters and chairs the equivalent group in Scotland.

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