Tribunals · Colchester Borough Council · 2017 rating list

118, High Street, CO1 1SZ

Offices and premises Decided 24 May 2022 CHG100457231 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£145,000

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£145,000

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 sought a 65% reduction in rateable value for office premises, claiming a material change of circumstances arising from Covid-19 restrictions and their effects on office use and locality. The tribunal dismissed all 26 related appeals, holding that section 1(4) of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 clearly prohibited taking account of any matter directly or indirectly attributable to coronavirus. The tribunal found that the Act achieved its intended effect and the statutory exceptions in section 1(5) did not apply to these cases.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Vistra International Expansion Ltd and others, represented.

Grounds argued

Change of circumstances · decisive

Change of circumstances: covid
Evidence: Expert report
Cases cited: Clement v Addis Ltd; Chilton-Merryweather v Hunt; Pavlou (Valuation Officer); Financial Conduct Authority v Arch; John Burvill and Gareth David Jones (Valuation Officer); Kendrick (Valuation Officer)
Hearing: 18 May 2022

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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