Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

PT GRD & 1ST - ­4TH FLRS, 27 VICTORIA SQUARE, SW1W 0RB

Offices and premises Decided 3 February 2025 CHG100737899 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£50,500£380/m²
Ratepayer sought£40,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£50,500£380/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

Veterans Aid appealed the rateable value of offices and premises in Victoria Square, London, proposing a reduction from £50,500 to £40,000 based on comparable properties rated at £300/m2 rather than the applied £380/m2. The tribunal found the current RV reasonable, placing greater weight on rental evidence agreed closest to the antecedent valuation date (April 2015) and concluding that the appellant failed to discharge the burden of proving the RV unreasonable, particularly given insufficient information about why the comparable properties had been reduced.

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

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence
  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta v Culverwell and Leicester City Council
Hearing
10 January 2025

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