Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

13 HARBET ROAD, W2 1AJ

Day nursery and premises Decided 28 May 2021 CHG100090445 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£100,000£200/m²

Ratepayer sought£50,500

VO conceded first£67,000−33% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£67,000£200/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 a reduction in the rateable value from £67,000 (already reduced by the VO from £100,000) to £50,500, arguing for a tone of £152/m² based on the subject property's rent of £60,000 pa. The VO contended that £200/m² was reasonable given the wider basket of comparable rents and settled assessments in the Westminster valuation scheme. The tribunal found that while the subject rent was the starting point, the adopted value of £200/m² was at the lower end of the £300/m² scheme range and was supported by comparable evidence. The appellant failed to produce sufficient evidence to justify the further reduction, so the appeal was dismissed at the VO's reduced assessment of £67,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Merchant Square Day Nursery, represented.