Tribunals · Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

GND-2ND FLR OFFICES, OLD GUILDHALL YARD, FRENCHGATE, FRENCHGATE, DN1 1QL

Offices and premises Decided 25 January 2024 CHG100728264 Powells Business Ratings Specialists

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£22,500£50/m²

Ratepayer sought£11,250

VO conceded first£17,000−24% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£15,000£35/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 sought a reduced RV of £11,250, arguing the subject office building was of poor quality with disadvantages including its age, non-DDA compliant lift, piecemeal layout, and poor town centre location, and sought a tone of £30 per m2 plus a 10% end allowance. The tribunal accepted that the property was of lower quality than comparable properties and reduced the tone from £50 per m2 to £35 per m2 (the lower end of the comparable range), but rejected an end allowance due to lack of comparable evidence supporting the adjustment, resulting in a revised RV of £15,000.

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