Offices And Premises At 4Th Floor, Cromwell House, WC1V 6HZ
Offices and premises Decided 25 January 2024 CHG100773739 Colliers International - Erich Andreas Gutt
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought deletion of a fourth-floor office from the 2017 rating list, claiming that Category B refurbishment works commenced from 24 June 2021 rendered it incapable of beneficial occupation, relying on Monk and Canary Wharf. The tribunal found that although photographs and contractor quotations were provided, the evidence was weak regarding what work had actually commenced on the material day itself, and the property's condition was significantly different from the shell conditions in Monk and Canary Wharf. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, holding that the property remained capable of beneficial occupation and thus remained a hereditament.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was De Groot Agency, represented.
Grounds argued
- State of repair or deletion
- Evidence
- Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Newbigin (VO) v Monk [2017] UKSC 14; Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Ltd [2019] RA 411; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC); Avison Young v Jackson (VO); Moore (VO) v Great Bear Distribution Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 969; Porter (VO) v Trustees of Gladman Sipps [2011] UKUT 204 (LC); Aviva Investors v Dawn Bunyan (VO)
- Hearing
- 9 January 2024
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