Tribunals · Bedford Borough Council · 2010 rating list

13A High Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 6EQ

Office and premises Decided 5 January 2022 28347632

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£17,000

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£17,000

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought deletion of the office rating assessment on grounds of conversion to residential use from 12 January 2016, contending substantial reconstruction works rendered it incapable of beneficial occupation. The tribunal found the premises remained capable of beneficial occupation as an office on the material day, with insufficient evidence of substantial redevelopment works; the inspection report and photographs showed empty offices with services still in situ and no evidence of works having begun, therefore the reasonable repair assumption applied and the appeal was dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.