Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

BST & GRD FLRS 2,, LOWER GROSVENOR PLACE,, SW1W 0EJ

Surgery and Premises Decided 26 November 2020 CHG100061599 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£38,250£850/m²

Ratepayer sought£30,750

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£36,000£800/m²

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 to reduce the RV from £38,250 to £30,750 based on rental evidence of £26,000 pa from 2013 and a proposed £m2 of £680, arguing the subject property occupied a poorer retail position due to the Nova retail development. The tribunal found that while comparable rental evidence in Lower Belgrave Street showed a range from £648-£907/m2, the subject property's location in Lower Grosvenor Place was less prominent due to the intervening development affecting footfall, warranting a lower valuation than the comparables. The tribunal altered the base rate from £850 to £800 per m2, resulting in a tribunal RV of £36,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was The Beresford Clinic, represented.