Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

3RD FLR, 36-38 LEXINGTON STREET, W1F 0LJ

Offices and premises Decided 11 June 2021 CHG100090900 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£36,500£500/m²

Ratepayer sought£28,750

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£36,500£500/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 4 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that the rateable values at £500 per m2 were unreasonable and should be reduced to £375 per m2, relying on rental comparables and settled assessments from nearby streets. The tribunal found that the comparable properties relied upon were not sufficiently close in location and that the best evidence was the rental of the same-street comparable at RR 46 Lexington Street (£558.99 per m2), which supported the current valuations. The appellants failed to discharge their burden of proof and the appeals were dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was ALR Music Limited, represented.