Tribunals · Telford & Wrekin Council · 2017 rating list

HORTON HOUSE, HALESFIELD 19, TF7 4QT

Warehouse and premises Decided 31 July 2023 CHG100771913 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£60,000£28/m²
Ratepayer sought£53,500
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£60,000£28/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 proposed reducing the rateable value from £28/m² to £25/m², citing comparable properties on the same estate that had been settled at the lower rate. The tribunal found that direct rental evidence from the appeal property itself provided the most compelling evidence: a new open market rental agreed in November 2013 for £65,000 per annum (analysed at £30.60/m²) was sufficiently close to the antecedent valuation date to support the original £28/m² rate. Supporting evidence from other comparable units on the estate also confirmed this rate. The appeal was dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Hartman Outdoor Products UK Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence · decisive
  • Comparable assessments (tone)
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
10 July 2023

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