Jerry is a Partner and Business Rates Policy Lead at Gerald Eve, with responsibility for campaigning for a fairer, more sustainable rating system and advising on the implications of Government policy. He has over 40 years’ experience in rating and valuation and was previously Head of Business Rates at the firm for over 20 years.

Jerry is a past President of the Rating Surveyors’ Association, a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Rating and Local Taxation Group, of which he was the Chairman for five years from 2000, and a Fellow of the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation. His expertise is also recognised by the key industry, trade and think tank organisations, who he regularly assists with policy and lobbying.

He has given evidence to the House of Commons Select Committees on developing rating legislation and policies and a prominent voice in the business rates debate, regularly featuring in the national and trade media as well as speaking at conferences on business rates issues.