Tribunals · Liverpool City Council · 2017 rating list

105/123 London Road, L3 8HR

Shop and premises Decided 16 December 2022 CHG100156348 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors - Paul Rabbette

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV£387,500£20/m²
Ratepayer sought£170,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£365,000£20/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 challenged the £387,500 RV valuation, proposing £170,000 based on a lower unit rate of £15/m² and a 20% split-site allowance. The tribunal found the disputed areas should be 18,313m² (a compromise from the VO's 19,412m² and appellant's 16,075m²), applied the existing £20/m² rate at the lower end of the valuation scheme which the comparables did not persuasively undermine, and rejected the split-site allowance as the interconnected units and established layout did not warrant it. The tribunal reduced the RV to £365,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was LHR Holdings Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Floor area or measurement
  • Valuation method
  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Quantum or end allowance
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
14 November 2022

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