The Earl of Eldon, 63 Brighton Road, CR2 6ED

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that the property should be deleted from the rating list because repairs costing £157,236 were uneconomic to undertake, relying on Schedule 6 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988. The tribunal found that the repair estimate covered the whole building rather than just the appeal property, included items beyond mere repair (such as a new heating system), and was not supported by reliable evidence. The tribunal upheld the principle that repairs would need to cost more than 5.65 times the RV to be considered uneconomic, and dismissed the appeal, confirming the RV of £11,400.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Kullars Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

• State of repair or deletion

Evidence

Photographs, Expert report

Cases cited

Newbigin (VO) v Monk [2015] EWCA Civ 78; Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Limited [2019] UKUT 136 (LC); Simpsons Malt & Others v Craig Jones (VO) & Others [2017] UKUT 0460; Denton v TH White Ltd [2014] WLR 3926; Thomas & Davies v Denly (VO) [2014] UKUT 146 (LC)

Hearing

19 October 2020