28 WESTBOURNE STUDIOS 242, ACKLAM ROAD, W10 5JJ
Business unit and premises; office/studio space Decided 13 March 2024 CHG100769826 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought a rateable value of £25,125 with a reduced main space rate of £240 per m² and a 10% end allowance, arguing the property was low-specification office/studio space under a flyover. The tribunal found that rents at the building deviated from typical agreements due to unusually flexible lease terms and additional services, and determined comparable properties with superior specifications and locations supported a main space rate of £240 per m², consistent with Buspace Studios. No end allowance was applied as these disadvantages were reflected in the reduced main space rate. The appeal was allowed in part, with the tribunal reducing the rateable value from £52,000 (original) to £27,750.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Paymentsense Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Quantum or end allowance
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta Ltd v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
- Hearing
- 14 February 2024
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