Tribunals · London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · 2017 rating list

Scope A T Ltd, 97-99 Kew Road, TW9 2PN

Office and premises Decided 20 December 2024 CHG100694776 Hampton Lovett - Alexander Stevenson

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£60,000£300/m²

Ratepayer sought£43,500

VO conceded first£57,500−4% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£57,500£300/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, a company, argued that the base rate should be reduced from £300/m² to £255/m² citing three comparable properties from the same scheme and CoStar rental data, whilst challenging the quality of the property and its location relative to Richmond Station. The tribunal found the VO's comparable properties more persuasive, particularly those close to Richmond Station which analysed to considerably higher rates (£363.1/m² to £390.13/m²), and concluded there was insufficient evidence to demonstrate the rateable value was unreasonable. The appeal was dismissed with the RV confirmed at £57,500 (which had already been reduced from the original £60,000 due to area corrections).

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