Unit G First Floor, 2 Leswin Place, N16 7NJ

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the valuation of a first-floor studio unit at 2 Leswin Place, contending that the Valuation Officer had incorrectly valued it as an office at £19,750 RV when it should be treated as a workshop/studio. The appellant argued the 2017 works were repairs only, not a full refurbishment, and that comparable units within the same development were valued at significantly lower rates (£119.80–£140.94 per m²). The tribunal found the Valuation Officer had attached too much weight to post-valuation-date rental evidence and external comparables, and accepted the appellant's evidence that the property was valued inconsistently with similar units at the development. The tribunal allowed the appeal and reduced the RV to £10,500 (£119.80 per m²).

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.

Grounds argued

• Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
• Valuation method

Evidence

Rents, Settled assessments

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson

Hearing

21 January 2022

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