Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

Bst & Grd Flr 74-78, Seymour Place, W1H 2EH

Offices and premises Decided 4 March 2025 CHG100758579 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£173,000£425/m²

Ratepayer sought£143,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£173,000£425/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, a dental practice company, challenged the £173,000 RV, proposing £143,000 based on reduced main-space pricing of £350/m2 versus the £425/m2 in the list. The appellant relied on rental evidence from a lease agreed in April 2017 (almost two years after the AVD) and comparable assessments, but the tribunal found the lease evidence unreliable due to its timing and implausibly low fit-out costs, and found the comparable assessments supported the listed tone of £425/m2. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to discharge the burden of proving the listing was unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Happy Kids Dental Practice Ltd, represented.