Your Intelligent Business Rates Support Assistant

How Ask AL Supports Your Team

Natural Language Querying

Ask questions in plain English and receive clear, practical responses without needing to search multiple resources.

Purpose-Built for Business Rates

Unlike generic AI tools, Ask AL is designed specifically around UK business rates legislation, case law and local authority billing practices.

Faster Access to Guidance

Reduce time spent researching legislation, technical guidance and historic decisions by finding relevant information quickly.

Consistent Decision Making

Support teams with a clear and consistent interpretation of complex rating matters, helping improve confidence across departments.

Accelerated Staff Development

Acts as an accessible technical mentor, helping to reduce the time taken for newer team members to build knowledge and confidence more quickly.

Quality Assured Responses

Receive guidance supported by both intelligent technology and specialist expertise, helping teams make informed decisions with confidence.

Proven results

Over 25 years

experience working with Local Authorities and rates liability calculation

19 years

as an organisational member of the IRRV

182 clients

across five different services

Built on Trusted Rating Intelligence

Ask AL combines intelligent business rates technology with specialist rating expertise to provide trusted guidance. Responses are informed by established resources and supported by in-house experts.

“Throughout our partnership, the team at Analyse Local have been consistently helpful, responsive and proactive. They have become an integral partner in supporting our service through ongoing changes to the business rates landscape. Their expertise and the quality of their tools continue to be invaluable to us.”

See How Ask AL Can Support Your Team

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ask AL designed for?
Ask AL has been developed specifically for business rates teams within local authorities in England. Whether you’re handling day-to-day enquiries or complex technical cases, it provides quick access to trusted business rates guidance.
Yes. Ask AL is designed to support both everyday operational queries and more technical business rates scenarios using trusted legislation, case law, government guidance and practical business rates expertise.
No. Ask AL is designed to support by providing access to trusted guidance more quickly and consistently. Professional judgement should always be applied when making decisions.
Unlike general AI tools, Ask AL has been developed specifically for business rates and local authority billing practices in England. Its responses are informed by trusted business rates resources and specialist expertise, rather than general internet content.
The best way to experience Ask AL is through a personalised demonstration. We’ll show you how it works, answer your questions and discuss how it could support your team. ‘Contact us here’ (link to contact info).

How can we help?

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