Tribunals · Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · 2017 rating list

52, LOWER SLOANE STREET, SW1W 8BP

Club and premises Decided 25 July 2022 CHG100331096 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV—£330.67/m²

Ratepayer sought£690,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£790,000£425/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 Valuation Officer's adoption of £425/m2 was excessive and sought reduction to £350/m2, contending the subject property was in an inferior location (Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea) compared to prestigious Mayfair/St James's clubs, and citing smaller comparable properties like Special Services Club at Herbert Crescent. The tribunal found the appellant's comparables were not like-for-like (significantly smaller, lower quality) and preferred the Valuation Officer's evidence of 9 Halkin Street, a similar-sized private members' club settled at £425/m2 outside the main clubland area, supporting the £790,000 RV (£425/m2).

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Sloane Club Management Ltd, represented.