Tribunals · London Borough of Lambeth · 2017 rating list

UNIT SB 139 AT SOUTHBANK HOUSE, BLACK PRINCE ROAD, SE1 7SJ

Office and premises Decided 25 September 2025 CHG100808603 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited/Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£29,500£355/m²
Ratepayer sought£22,750
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£29,500£355/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 rateable value of an office unit at China Works, arguing for a reduced tone of value for main space of £275 per m² instead of the Valuation Officer's £355 per m². The tribunal found that seven comparable rental assessments within the same building, with rents ranging from £300.22 to £416.90 per m², supported the original tone of value, and was not persuaded by the appellant's arguments that the Workspace Occupation Agreements were unreliable or that external comparables justified a reduction. The appeal was dismissed with the RV confirmed at £29,500.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Green Power Global, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Rents
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell; Paymentsense Ltd v Valuation Officer; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
12 September 2025

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