Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

1st F 123 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 9JA

Offices and premises Decided 8 October 2025 CHG100528033 CBRE - William Martin

OutcomeAllowed in part — nobody attended for the ratepayerThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£2,070,000

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£2,000,000from 1 Apr 2017

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 parties agreed a revised rateable value for office premises in the 2017 rating list. The tribunal ratified the written agreement between the appellant and the Valuation Officer, finding that the original RV of £2,070,000 was excessive. The appeal was allowed in part with the RV reduced to £2,000,000 with effect from 1 April 2017.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Google, unrepresented.