Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

First Floor, 2 Gerrard Place, W1D 5PB

Offices and premises Decided 17 March 2021 CHG100126747

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£23,000£499/m²

Ratepayer sought£14,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£23,000£499/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 company argued that the rateable value of £23,000 (£499 per m²) was excessive and should be reduced to £14,500 (£300 per m²), relying on comparable properties across Charing Cross Road. The tribunal found that the Valuation Officer's comparables in the immediate vicinity demonstrated that £499 per m² was reasonable, and that the passing rent of £21,000 agreed in September 2014, when adjusted upwards by approximately 5% to the April 2015 antecedent valuation date, supported the assessment at around £23,000 per annum. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to show the assessment was unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Saintta International Lawyers UK Ltd, represented.