Basement And Ground Floor, 55 Whitfield Street, W1T 4AH
Basement and ground floor offices Decided 16 May 2025 CHG100782292 Allsop LLP - Richard Bourchier
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant, a company occupying basement and ground floor offices, challenged the RV of £530,000 on the ground that the unadjusted rate per m² was excessive, having regard to tone comparables and disturbance from building works. The tribunal found the UAR of £625 per m² was too high and, considering the rental analysis toned back to the AVD, comparables evidence, and the inferior fit-out confirmed by inspection, adopted a rate of £575 per m² plus 20% disturbance allowance, resulting in an RV of £375,000 (being £469,000 reduced by 20% for disturbance from 9 September 2019 to 24 June 2020).
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Elliot Wood Partnership Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Building works or disturbance nearby
- Change of circumstances
- building works disturbance
- Evidence
- Rents, Earlier tribunal decisions, Photographs
- Cases cited
- Gardiner & Theobald LLP v Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC); Lotus and Delta v Culverwell (VO) & Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Stoppenbach & DeLestine Ltd v Probert (VO) 1991 LT 31 RVR
- Hearing
- 25 April 2025
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