Tribunals · Leeds City Council · 2017 rating list

Unit 119, Thorp Arch Estate, LS23 7FL

Workshop and premises Decided 6 February 2023 CHG100216576 Wharfedale Property Management Ltd

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£25,250£45/m²

Ratepayer sought£21,000

VO conceded first£25,000−1% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£21,000£35.7/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, a workshop operator on Thorp Arch Estate, argued the rateable value should be reduced from £25,000 to £21,000, relying on the rent passed on the subject property in February 2017 (£19,000-£22,500 over 2.5 years, averaging £21,000). The Valuation Officer relied on comparables from the estate that had been significantly improved by landlords at tenant request. The tribunal found the VO's comparables were not truly comparable as they were of superior quality due to landlord improvements, while the subject property remained unmodernised since 1941 construction. Following Lotus and Delta, the tribunal placed most weight on the actual rent passing on the subject property and reduced the RV to £21,000, the average rent over the lease term.

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