3rd Flr Hollywood House, Church Street East, GU21 6HA
Offices and premises Decided 4 August 2021 CHG100066431 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 (Hollywood House, 3rd Floor, Church Street, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6HA). 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 3QH | £1,110,000 | £850,000 | £875,500 | Allowed in part |
| Hollywood House, 3rd Floor, Church Street, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6HAThis appeal | £173,000 | £140,000 | £173,000 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
Two test cases on fit out costs and their treatment in rateable value. Ascot House: the Valuation Officer significantly overvalued fit out costs which, when corrected to £723,919 and properly annualised, produced a rent of £847,947 (£179.72/m²). Adjusted to £180/m² and checked against comparables, the tribunal allowed the appeal and set RV at £875,500. Hollywood House: the Appellant failed to provide a detailed breakdown of the £330,000 fit out costs claimed, placing the burden on them; the tribunal took the full amount as fit out adjustment but found the resulting rent (£204.92/m²) closely matched the list entry at £210/m² which was not unreasonable, so dismissed the appeal.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Acenden Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Valuation method
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Dorothy Perkins Retail Ltd v Casey; Berry v Iceland Foods Ltd; Butterworth Laboratories Ltd & Berks & Bucks FA Ltd v Smale; Porter v Trustees of Gladman Sipps; Irving Brown and Daughter v Smith; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v Jackson
- Hearing
- 28 July 2021
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