Unit 5, Broughton Close, RG30 1DZ
Offices and Premises Decided 24 May 2022 CHG100568255 Ryan
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 26 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (UNIT 5, BROUGHTON CLOSE, READING, RG30 1DZ). Every property is listed below.
The 26 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading RG7 1AE | £145,000 | — | — | Dismissed |
| 9-10 CROSS STREET, PRESTON PR1 3LT | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| 1ST FLOOR LHS RIVERSIDE STUDIOS, WHITEHALL WATERFRONT, 2 RIVERSIDE WAY, LEEDS, LS1 4EH | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| BST & GRD FLR 45, BEAK STREET, LONDON, W1F 9SD | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| ARCH 193, CARLISLE LANE, LONDON, SE1 7LH | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| M J WARNER, HARE STREET, BUNTINGFORD, HERTS, SG9 0EA | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| KIOSK 4, BEACONSFIELD SERVICES, WINDSOR ROAD, BEACONSFIELD, BUCKS, HP9 2SE | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| 2ND FLR, NORFOLK HOUSE, SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY, BIRMINGHAM, B5 4LJ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| GRD FLR 11, PALMER STREET, LONDON, SW1H 0AD | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| BRIDGE HOTEL, NORTH ROAD, DURHAM, DH1 4SE | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| KINGHAMS SPICERS YARD, SOUTH END, CROYDON, CR0 1BF | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| DERRICK SERVICES LTD, SHUTTLEWORTH CLOSE, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK, NR31 0NQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| THE RED LION 63, HIGH STREET, SWANAGE, DORSET, BH19 2LY | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| 8, THE PARADE, CHURCH STREET, ARMTHORPE, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DN3 3AG | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| BST & GRD FLR 29, CHARLOTTE ROAD, LONDON, EC2A 3PB | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| STALL NO 183-187, QUEENSGATE MARKET, PRINCESS ALEXANDRA WALK, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 2RD | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| BARTON TOWNLEY LTD, HUNWICK LANE, WILLINGTON, CROOK, CO DURHAM, DL15 0HY | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| MONTAGUS SANDWICH BAR, ROYAL VICTORIA PLACE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN1 2SP | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| LITTLE GREEN RASCALS ORGANIC DAY NURSERY, SCHOOL LANE, BISHOPTHORPE, YORK, YO23 2RE | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| HAPPY HANDS DAY NURSERY, ST JAMES ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 5HU | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| UNIT 3 QUEENS COURT FLETCHERS WAY, FLETCHERS WAY, FOREST TOWN, MANSFIELD, NOTTS, NG19 0FN | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| EDITH ROSE DAY NURSERY, OXFORD ROAD, WINDSOR, BERKS, SL4 5DX | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| 118, HIGH STREET, COLCHESTER, CO1 1SZ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| UNIT 5, BROUGHTON CLOSE, READING, RG30 1DZThis appeal | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| UNITS 2 AND 3 BANK FARM, CALVELEY HALL LANE, CALVELEY, TARPORLEY, CHESHIRE, CW6 9LB | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| BUDGEN MOTORS, STAFFORD PARK 1, TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE, TF3 3BD | — | — | — | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants sought a 65% reduction in rateable value for their office building based on material changes of circumstances arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, relying on physical manifestations in the locality such as reduced pedestrian traffic and arguing that Covid anxiety constituted a relevant matter outside the scope of section 1(4) of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021. The tribunal held that the 2021 Act clearly prohibited any reduction directly or indirectly attributable to coronavirus, whether through Covid-related physical changes in the locality or through Covid anxiety affecting public behaviour. The tribunal dismissed all 26 appeals, finding that the Act had achieved its purpose of preventing alterations to 2017 rating list entries to reflect coronavirus impacts.
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
- Evidence
- Expert report
- Cases cited
- Clement v Addis Ltd [1988] 1 WLR 301; Chilton-Merryweather v Hunt [2008] RA 357; Pavlou (Valuation Officer) [2015] RA 301; The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and others Case ID [UKSC 2020/0177]; John Burvill and Gareth David Jones (Valuation Officer) [2012] RA 23; Kendrick (Valuation Officer) [2009] RA 145
- Hearing
- 18 May 2022
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