Tribunals · Portsmouth City Council · 2017 rating list

DTW Ceramics Ltd,, Marshlands Road,, PO6 1RX

Workshop and Premises; Warehouse and Premises Decided 23 February 2021 CHG100084571 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£85,000£45/m²

Ratepayer sought£75,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£85,000£45/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

Ahmarra Door Solutions and DTW Ceramics UK Ltd challenged the rateable values of their industrial workshop and warehouse properties, arguing they should be valued at £40 per m² based on rental evidence from Units 1-8 Dragon Estate, rather than the assessed £45 per m². The tribunal found the Dragon Estate rental evidence unreliable as it was dated nineteen months after the antecedent valuation date, applied an allowance for multiple-unit occupation that was not applicable to the single-unit appeal properties, and was materially larger; furthermore, other comparable properties in the same scheme at £50+ per m² supported the existing valuation. The appeals were dismissed as there was insufficient evidence to alter the existing rate.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Ahmarra Door Solutions, represented.