We are specialists, we have a different skill-set and more in depth and up-to-date understanding of capital allowances law and practice than most accountants, who deal with the issue less frequently and widely than us. Your accountant will claim on everyday purchases such as curtains, carpets, fire extinguishers and radiator covers but unless a specialist surveyor has analysed the property then you may be missing out on a potentially large capital allowance claim. We are not undermining your accountant. In fact the majority of our clients are introduced to us by accountants as it is not in their remit to perform retrospective claims. Your accountant is not a property expert. If your accountant hasn’t undertaken a detailed survey of the property it is highly unlikely that all allowances have been claimed.