UNIT 3,, CANTERBURY COURT 1-3,, BRIXTON ROAD,, BRIXTON ROAD,, SW9 6DE
Dance Studio and Premises Decided 11 March 2021 CHG100081526 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant argued the dance studio's 2017 assessment of £85,500 RV (reduced to £61,500 by the VO) was excessive and unsupported by rental evidence and comparable properties. The tribunal found the appeal property's rent unreliable due to ambiguity over lease terms (FRI vs IRI basis) and rental growth adjustments. The tribunal placed weight on local comparable rental evidence supporting a base rate of £170/m2 but determined that the lack of natural light (a basement-like characteristic despite ground floor location) justified a 5% adjustment, resulting in £58,250 RV.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Dance Flow Academy Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence · decisive
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Building works or disturbance nearby
- Evidence
- Rents, Earlier tribunal decisions, Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 17 February 2021
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