8, The Parade, Church Street, Armthorpe, Armthorpe, DN3 3AG
Offices and Premises Decided 24 May 2022 CHG100388071 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants proposed a 65% reduction to the office building's rateable value of £145,000 on the grounds of a material change of circumstances (MCC) relating to Covid-19 pandemic effects, including government measures and public anxiety. The tribunal dismissed all 26 related appeals, finding that section 1(4) of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 explicitly prohibited any account being taken of matters directly or indirectly attributable to coronavirus in determining rateable values, achieving the Government's legislative intention to prevent rating reductions based on Covid-19 effects.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Vistra International Expansion Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Change of circumstances
- Change of circumstances
- covid
- Cases cited
- Clement v Addis Ltd; Chilton-Merryweather v Hunt; Pavlou (Valuation Officer); The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and others; John Burvill and Gareth David Jones (Valuation Officer); Kendrick (Valuation Officer); Karen Kendrick (VO)
- Hearing
- 18 May 2022
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