Inhedge House 31, Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, Dudley, DY1 1EY
Offices and Premises Decided 17 March 2021 33274218 Rabbette
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2010 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 2 properties together and does not tie its figures clearly to this appeal, so the figures above are for the first property it lists. Every property is listed below.
The 2 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2010 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhedge House, 31 Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1EYThis appeal | £28,000 | — | — | Struck out |
| Russell House, 1 The Inhedge, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1RR | £27,500 | — | — | Struck out |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought to merge two contiguous office units with effect from 16 January 2013, arguing the earlier merger effective from 1 April 2015 was made in error. The tribunal found the two units had been correctly merged from 1 April 2015 as they met the contiguity condition and had internal communication via demised land, so they were not affected by the Woolway v Mazars judgment. The proposal was invalid because it was not a 'relevant proposal' under the 2018 regulations—those provisions only permit late proposals for hereditaments specifically affected by the Supreme Court's Mazars decision, and this property was not so affected.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Talbots Law Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Split or merge the assessment
- Evidence
- Photographs, lease plans, Measurement survey
- Cases cited
- Woolway v Mazars; Libra Texiles Limited T/A Boundary Mills and Centric Assets Limited v Valuation Officers; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 26 February 2021
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