Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nursery, School Lane, Bishopthorpe, Bishopthorpe, YO23 2RE
Offices and premises Decided 24 May 2022 CHG100433370 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 26 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants argued that coronavirus-related material changes of circumstances should lead to a 65% reduction in rateable value for their office property. However, the tribunal dismissed all 26 appeals, holding that section 1(4) of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 clearly prohibited taking account of any matters directly or indirectly attributable to coronavirus. The tribunal found the 2021 Act achieved its purpose of preventing reductions in the 2017 Rating List to reflect coronavirus effects, and the specific exceptions in section 1(5) did not apply.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Vistra International Expansion Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Change of circumstances · decisive
- 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)
- Hearing
- 18 May 2022
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