Tribunals · Basildon Borough Council · 2017 rating list

IMPERIAL HOUSE, 1 BENTALLS, BASILDON, BASILDON, SS14 3BS

Warehouse and premises Decided 5 July 2021 CHG100198458 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£248,000£52.5/m²
Ratepayer sought£213,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£248,000£52.5/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the rateable value of an industrial warehouse, arguing the assessment of £248,000 (£52.50 per m²) was excessive and should be reduced to £213,000 (£43.50 per m²) based on the rent passing on the subject property following a sale-and-leaseback transaction. The tribunal found that the passing rent, agreed more than two years after the antecedent valuation date and as part of a non-open-market transaction, carried little weight under Lotus and Delta principles. The tribunal confirmed the original assessment was reasonable based on comparable industrial properties in Basildon showing rents between £47.50 and £65.00 per m².

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Merson Signs Ltd T/A ASG, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence · decisive
  • Comparable assessments (tone)
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
9 June 2021

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