Tribunals · London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham · 2017 rating list

7 Gayford Road, W12 9BY

Day nursery and premises Decided 1 March 2023 CHG100317641 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors - Paul Rabbette

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

Original RV£67,500£250/m²

Ratepayer sought£19,250

VO conceded first£53,000−21% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£53,000£200/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 the day nursery at 7 Gayford Road, a 19th century converted townhouse, should be valued at £75 per m² (RV £19,250) based on comparable community centre assessments in the area. The Valuation Officer had reduced the original £250 per m² (£67,500) to £200 per m² (£53,000), citing location factors. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the VO's £200 per m² valuation was fair and reasonable. The panel gave primary weight to rental evidence from similar day nurseries in Hammersmith and Fulham (which supported £250 per m²) rather than community centre comparables, and considered that the £200 per m² rate appropriately reflected the subject property's less advantageous location compared to the VO's comparables.

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