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Offices Decided 15 September 2021 CHG100154073 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£16,500£145/m²
Ratepayer sought£14,500
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£14,500£130/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that a price of £130 per m² should be adopted based on five new lettings close to the AVD, while the VO contended that £145 per m² was correct based on various rental evidence including rent reviews. The tribunal accepted that new lettings close to the AVD provided the best evidence and, in the absence of substantive supporting evidence for the VO's amended measurements of two comparable properties, adopted the original measurements which yielded an analysed rent of approximately £130 per m², allowing the appeals.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Influential Agency Ltd and Masai Clothing Company UK Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence · decisive
  • Floor area or measurement
Evidence
Rents, Measurement survey
Cases cited
Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO)
Hearing
23 August 2021

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