Tribunals · Dorset Council · 2017 rating list

SUITE 1,, MEY HOUSE,, BRIDPORT ROAD,, BRIDPORT ROAD,, DT1 3QY

Offices and premises Decided 22 December 2020 CHG100165040 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£41,500

Ratepayer sought£32,250

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£41,500£90/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 argued for a reduction in rateable value from £41,500 to £32,250, seeking a base rate of £70psm, based on rental evidence including a new letting at the subject property. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the rent at the subject property in 2012 was not an open market rent as it was negotiated together with a lease renewal on another suite occupied by the appellant, and that the 2018 rent did not match the rating hypothesis. The tribunal considered comparable properties' rents and determined that the adopted base rate of £90m2 was reasonable, sitting between the analysed rents of comparable properties.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was BPL Solicitors Limited, represented.