Acenden Ltd, Ascot House, Maidenhead Office Park, Westacott Way, Westacott Way, SL6 3QH
Offices and premises Decided 4 August 2021 CHG100018760 Ryan
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 2 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Ascot House, Maidenhead Office Park, Westacott Way, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 3QH). 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 (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot House, Maidenhead Office Park, Westacott Way, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 3QHThis appeal | £1,110,000 | £850,000 | £875,500 | Allowed in part |
| Hollywood House, 3rd Floor, Church Street, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6HA | £173,000 | £140,000 | £173,000 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
Acenden Ltd appealed the rateable value of Ascot House, a purpose-built two-storey office building at Maidenhead Office Park, which had been assessed at £1,110,000 based on rental rates of £230/m². The appellant argued that the valuation officer had over-calculated tenant fit-out costs. The tribunal found the fit-out costs had been overstated, adjusted the rental evidence to £179.72/m² (£847,947 annually), and applying a tone of £180/m² determined a revised RV of £875,500, allowing the appeal. For the second appeal concerning Hollywood House, Fe Fundinfo (UK) Ltd provided only an aggregate fit-out cost of £330,000 without itemisation; the tribunal found the burden of proof lay with the appellant to substantiate fit-out costs and, applying the full amount, calculated adjusted rent of £204.92/m², which closely matched the list entry of £210/m², so dismissed that appeal as the listed value was not unreasonable.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Acenden Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Valuation method
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Cardtronics v Sykes; Porter v Trustees of Gladman Sipps; Irving Brown and Daughter v Smith; Dorothy Perkins Retail Ltd v Casey; Berry v Iceland Foods Ltd; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v Jackson
- Hearing
- 28 July 2021
Similar decisions
- UNIT 1 SWITCHBACK OFFICE PARK, GARDNER ROAD, SL6 7RJ — Allowed in part, 27 Jul 2026
- UNIT 6 SWITCHBACK OFFICE PARK, GARDNER ROAD, SL6 7RJ — Allowed in part, 27 Jul 2026
- 3rd Floor Clarion House, Norreys Drive, SL6 4BN — Allowed in part, 8 Jan 2026
- GND FLR LHS KINGS GATE 1, GRENFELL ROAD, SL6 1HN — Dismissed, 24 Apr 2025
All decisions in Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · Offices nationally
Is your own rateable value in line?
A free check compares a property with the assessments around it and says plainly whether there is anything worth pursuing.
Check a propertyThe tribunal’s decision in full
Decision © Crown copyright, published by the Valuation Tribunal Service under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and reproduced unaltered. This site does not index the names of private individuals that appear in decisions. Information, not advice.