Tribunals · London Borough of Hounslow · 2017 rating list

Clockhouse Place, Bedfont Road, TW14 8HD

Detached office building Decided 1 February 2024 CHG100749331 Colliers International - Matthew Webb

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£2,410,000£220/m²
Ratepayer sought£1,670,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£1,670,000£150/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 £2,410,000 rateable value (based on £220 per m²), arguing it was unreasonable for a standalone office building in a mainly residential area near Heathrow Airport. The tribunal found that the original valuation inappropriately treated the property as comparable to offices within the Bedfont Lakes business park. The tribunal preferred tonal evidence of other standalone offices in the wider locality (valued at £130-£170 per m²) and determined that £150 per m² was reasonable, confirming the proposed value of £1,670,000.

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

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Rental evidence
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC); Bunyan (VO) v Acenden Ltd [2023] UKUT 17 (LC)
Hearing
11 January 2024

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