Tribunals · Torbay Council · 2017 rating list

EAST FACTORY EPWIN GROUP, ALDERS WAY, PAIGNTON, PAIGNTON, TQ4 7QL

Factory and premises Decided 18 May 2022 CHG100427112 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£212,000£35/m²

Ratepayer sought£182,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£212,000

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 sought to reduce the rateable value of a large industrial unit from £212,000 to £182,000 (at £30 per m²), arguing the current rate of £35 per m² was unreasonable and relying on comparable properties. The tribunal rejected the argument that the subject property's rent was between connected parties due to lack of substantiation, found the passing rent at £282,000 per annum (agreed October 2011 and unchanged in 2014 review) to be strong evidence of reasonableness, and determined the comparable properties were not sufficiently comparable to displace reliance on the open market rent. The appeal was dismissed as the rateable value of £212,000 was not unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Epwin Group Plc, represented.