Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

Bst & Grd Flr, 8-10 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 8BB

Showroom and premises Decided 10 February 2022 CHG100199664 Michael Charles Hampton-Riddington/Cluttons - Michael Charles Hampton Riddington

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£213,000£750/m²

Ratepayer sought£142,000

VO conceded first£177,000−17% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£177,000£750/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 that the rateable value of £213,000 should be reduced to £142,000, contending that the passing rent of £140,000 pa (£597.55/m²) was the best evidence and supported a main space rate of £600/m² rather than the assessed £750/m². The tribunal applied the Lotus and Delta principles and found that while the actual rent was the correct starting point, the comparable properties and settled agreements on Great Titchfield Street and surrounding areas supported the reduced rate of £750/m² as reasonable and not excessive, particularly given the property's prominent location closer to Oxford Circus. The appeal was dismissed and the rateable value confirmed at £177,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Johnson Tiles, represented.