Knowsley Place, 4 Duke Street, BL9 0EJ

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant contested whether a completion notice served by the Billing Authority on 10 November 2016 had been validly served on the owner, Standard Life Assurance Limited, and argued the property was incomplete. The Tribunal found the completion notice was not validly served because the Billing Authority provided no evidence of postage or service, failed to discharge its evidential burden, and the notice was addressed to an entity (Standard Life Investment Funds Limited) that had ceased to operate in 2012. The appeal was allowed and the property was deleted from the rating list with effect from 1 April 2017.

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

Grounds argued

• Validity of the proposal

Evidence

None from the ratepayer

Cases cited

Porter (VO) v Trustees of Gladman Sipps; Aviva Investors Property Developments Ltd v Whitby (VO); UKI (Kingsway) Limited v Westminster City Council; The Old Sorting Office Limited v VO

Hearing

12 May 2025