Unit 4, Pocketts Yard, High Street, High Street, SL6 9SL
Office and premises Decided 30 November 2020 CHG100081855 Brown And Merry Commercial - Peter Roy Symonds
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant argued that the RV should be £11,750 based on rental evidence including a lease at that level, marketing details, and an independent valuation, all supporting a lower price per m² than the VO's £160/m² for this standalone office property. The tribunal found that the lease, though agreed with a connected party (pension fund) after the antecedent valuation date, provided reliable evidence of market rental level when corroborated by prior marketing at the same level and the independent valuation. It allowed the appeal because the property's isolated location and lack of high street presence justified a lower rate than comparable offices in superior locations like Bourne End (£138-£165/m²).
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Employment Law in Action, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence · decisive
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Rents, Expert report, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
- Hearing
- 11 November 2020
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