Tribunals · Basildon Borough Council · 2017 rating list

2/4/6 HOVEFIELDS AVENUE, BASILDON, SS13 1EB

Warehouse and premises Decided 30 May 2023 CHG100720856 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£152,000£52.5/m²
Ratepayer sought£116,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£116,000£40/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 challenged the rateable value of a warehouse built prior to 1978, arguing it was incorrectly placed in a scheme for 1980s buildings with a basic price of £52.50/m². The appellant submitted the correct tone was £40/m² based on comparable pre-1979 warehouses on the Burnt Mills Estate in the same locality. The tribunal accepted the appellant's evidence, finding that comparable properties of lower valuations supported a reduction to £116,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Field Textiles Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Floor area or measurement
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
10 May 2023

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