Tribunals · Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

6090 KNIGHTS COURT,, BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS PARK, SOLIHULL PARKWAY, SOLIHULL PARKWAY, B37 7WY

Office and premises Decided 17 November 2020 CHG100051417 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV—£130/m²

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided—£128.11/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 4 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellants challenged the rateable values of four office hereditaments on Birmingham Business Park, arguing that the differential in price per square metre between pre-2000 and post-2000 constructed buildings was unreasonably high and unsubstantiated. The tribunal found that the photographic evidence showed little material difference between the buildings, that settled values for pre-2000 construction hereditaments were relevant comparables, and that the three key lettings (particularly one at £113.79/m2 closest to the valuation date) supported lower valuations than those adopted by the valuation officer. The tribunal determined that the valuations proposed by the appellants were reasonable and closer to the statutory rating hypothesis.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Computacenter UK Ltd, represented.