Tribunals · London Borough of Havering · 2017 rating list

Fourth Floor, Orbital House, RM1 3PJ

Office and Premises Decided 23 November 2021 CHG100117479 JMA Chartered Surveyors

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

Original RV£30,750£150/m²

Ratepayer sought£22,750

VO conceded first£28,750−7% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£28,750£140/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 of the rateable value from £28,750 to £22,750 (£110/m²), relying on a single rent from Ground Floor 22-26 Eastern Road. The Valuation Officer defended the existing value of £28,750 (£140/m²) based on a broader basket of comparable rental evidence including three leases from similar properties. The tribunal found that basing the assessment solely on one rent in isolation would be unreasonable, particularly when other comparable evidence supported the adopted rate of £140/m². The tribunal confirmed the rateable value of £28,750 as not excessive, noting that this was already a reduction from the originally compiled list valuation of £150/m².

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Moore Kingston Smith LLP, represented.

Grounds argued

Rental evidence
Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
Hearing: 27 October 2021

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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