Tribunals · London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham · 2017 rating list

GND FL CAPITOL HOUSE, 159 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, W6 8BS

Offices and premises Decided 28 January 2022 CHG100526744 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£97,500£340/m²

Ratepayer sought£75,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£97,500£340/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

The appellant sought to reduce the rateable value from £97,500 to £75,500 on the basis that the unadjusted rate should be £290/m² instead of £340/m² and that a 10% allowance should be applied for lack of privacy (goldfish bowl allowance). The tribunal found that whilst the rent on the ground floor rear of The Quadrant (£291.67/m²) was low for its location, a basket of comparable rents in the same locality and valuation scheme supported the £340/m² rate. The tribunal rejected the lack of privacy allowance, finding insufficient evidence to support it and noting that reflective glass on the appeal property's windows prevented visibility into the offices. The appeal was dismissed.

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