Tribunals · London Borough of Hounslow · 2017 rating list

EMC TOWER, GREAT WEST ROAD, TW8 9DF

Offices and premises Decided 21 July 2023 CHG100414158 CBRE - Elliot Jones

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£2,520,000£165/m²

Ratepayer sought£1,800,000

VO conceded first£2,220,000−12% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£2,030,000£165/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

Dell Corporation challenged the RV of £2,520,000 (later reduced to £2,220,000 by the VO) on grounds that the tone of list comparables did not support the adopted price of £165 per m2, and that the 10% air conditioning uplift was inappropriate. The tribunal found no directly comparable properties of similar size but determined that the £165 per m2 base price was excessive for an unrefurbished 1980s building, reducing the base price to £150 per m2 (with the 10% uplift maintained) resulting in an adopted price of £165 per m2 and RV of £2,030,000.

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