Pt 2nd Floor West, Woolgate Exchange, 25 Basinghall Street, 25 Basinghall Street, EC2V 5HA
Offices and premises Decided 18 March 2025 CHG100309775 Knight Frank - Nick Bell
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants challenged the 2017 rating list RVs at Woolgate Exchange, arguing the unadjusted base rate of £485 psm was too high and should be reduced to £400 psm. The VO had already conceded a reduction to £460 psm. The tribunal found the current RVs unreasonable and, after considering rental evidence from within the building (lettings in Category B condition), comparable assessments (particularly Finsbury Circus House at £425 psm), and allowing for some occupier works but not a full Category A to B fit-out uplift of £25 psm, determined the base rate should be £425 psm, allowing the appeals in part.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was University of Chicago Booth School of Business; CVS Rating Surveyors; Global Reach Group, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Rental evidence
- Valuation method
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions, Expert report, Photographs
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Dawn Bunyan (VO) v Acenden Limited; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO)
- Hearing
- 20 February 2025
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