T.D. Cross and Morse Ltd, Shady Lane, B44 9EU
Factory and premises Decided 17 January 2023 CHG100179850 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors - Paul Rabbette
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the rateable value of £54,000, proposing £47,000 on the basis that it was inaccurate. The Valuation Officer had already reduced it to £50,000 with 2.5% layout allowance, which the appellant considered insufficient. The tribunal found that whilst the 2.5% allowance did not fully reflect the layout disadvantages (metal columns, low eaves height, and internal dividing wall), the appellant's comparable evidence was drawn from different valuation schemes and therefore not directly comparable. The tribunal determined that 5% layout allowance was fair and reasonable, settling on a final rateable value of £49,000.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was T D Cross Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Zoning or layout · decisive
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Settled assessments, Photographs
- Cases cited
- Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC); Olympus Distribution Ltd v Virk (VO) [2021]
- Hearing
- 6 January 2023
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