Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

32 Cleveland Street, W1T 4JY

Office and premises Decided 22 May 2023 CHG100605467 Knight Frank - Rating

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£427,500
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first£417,500−2% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£417,500

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 argued that the basement office should receive a 5% and 7.5% allowance respectively for disruptions caused by adjacent building works (demolition and construction at Middlesex Annex and Arthur Stanley House development), totalling 12.5%. The Valuation Officer had allowed 2.5% for each set of works. The tribunal found that by the material day (October 2019), the significant structural works causing major disruption would have been substantially concluded, with demolition at Middlesex Annex completed by January 2019. Accordingly, the tribunal upheld the VO's 2.5% allowance as reasonable, dismissing the appeals.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Make Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Building works or disturbance nearby · decisive
Change of circumstances
building works
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Hotosoho Ltd v Jackson (VO) [2019] UKUT 0166 (LT); Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
28 April 2023

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