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41 ­42, WELBECK STREET, W1G 8DT

Surgery and premises Decided 5 March 2024 CHG100810955 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£765,000£775/m²
Ratepayer sought£700,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£700,000£650/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued the property should be valued as a 'surgery and premises' at a base rate of £650/m² in line with comparable medical facilities in the locality, rather than as an 'office and premises' at £775/m². The Valuation Officer contended the office rate was appropriate based on the property's rent. The tribunal found that following extensive structural works to convert the property for medical use and a change in its statutory description, the property's mode or category of occupation was that of a surgery and premises, requiring application of the lower surgery base rate to nearby comparable properties.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was HCA International Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Valuation method
Evidence
Rents, Photographs, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Scottish & Newcastle Retail Limited & Allied Domecq Retailing Limited v R F Williams
Hearing
1 February 2024

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