UNIT 1 BARKERS ARCADE, KENSINGTON HIGH STREET, W8 5SF
Retail unit Decided 25 August 2022 CHG100127256 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant contended that the irregular shape of the retail unit, being significantly wider at the front, warranted an allowance of 10% (reducing RV to £305,000) rather than the 2.5% originally applied. The tribunal found that reconfiguration work to the arcade constituted a material change and considered comparable properties with higher allowances. However, after balancing the evidence and noting that the comparables were not directly comparable due to location and varied reasons for their allowances, the tribunal determined that an allowance of 5% was reasonable, setting the RV at £322,000.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Robinson Webster (Holdings) Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Zoning or layout · decisive
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Rents, tone_of_list_comparables
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Barnard and Barnard v Walker; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 11 August 2022
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