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Second Floor Room A2.21, 13 Cavendish Square, W1G 0AN

Office and premises Decided 3 April 2024 CHG100757653 Rupert David Ltd

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£27,000£735/m²
Ratepayer sought£19,250
VO conceded first£21,250−21% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£21,250£525/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 argued that the base rate per m² of £525 was excessive and should be reduced to £475. The tribunal found that the existing RV of £21,250 (based on £525 per m²) was not unreasonable. The tribunal gave greatest weight to Miss Leung's rental evidence from new lettings around the April 2015 antecedent valuation date, including properties at Manchester Square and Queen Anne Street with comparable pricing at or above £525 per m², and found the appellant had not provided substantiated evidence to demonstrate the current assessment was unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Private Healthcare Information Network Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone)
  • Rental evidence
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
18 March 2024

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