Tribunals · Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Units 2 & 3, Moorgate Point, Moorgate Road, L33 7HX

Warehouse and premises Decided 13 November 2023 CHG100799766 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£248,000£18/m²

Ratepayer sought£196,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£236,000£18/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 challenged the £248,000 RV, proposing £196,500 based on a rate of £15.38/m2. The Valuation Officer defended £248,000 supported by passing rent of £325,000 pa (£25.51/m2) and a 5% uplift for superior quality. The tribunal found the passing rent and comparable evidence (Units 5A & 5B Moorgate) supported the £18.00/m2 unadjusted rate, but determined the 5% uplift was unjustified. The claimed insulated walls and roof did not exist; only a sprinkler system warranted a 2.5% uplift, resulting in a revised RV of £236,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Law Distribution Limited, represented.