23 Devereux Court, WC2R 3JJ
Offices and Premises Decided 24 September 2021 CHG100048661 JMA Chartered Surveyors
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant argued that the RV should be £47,000 (£325/m²) based on comparable properties agreed at challenge stage, accounting for the subject property's disadvantages as an older, un-refurbished Grade 2 Listed building with poor outlook and proximity to a public house. The VO initially defended £72,500 then revised to £65,000 (£450/m²). The tribunal allowed the appeal, finding that comparables at 42 Essex Street (£350/m²) and 15 Essex Street (£400/m²) supported a lower value when adjusted for the property's physical and locational disadvantages.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Sykes and Son Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
- Hearing
- 13 September 2021
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