Fortis Accommodation Worldwide Ltd, Unit 3, DY9 8EH
Workshop and premises; Offices and premises Decided 9 January 2024 CHG100820119 Brian Johnston
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 2 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Unit 3 Conyers Trading Estate, Station Drive, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8EH 71-73). Every property is listed below.
The 2 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 3 Conyers Trading Estate, Station Drive, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8EH 71-73This appeal | £24,500 | — | £24,500 | Dismissed |
| Unit 9 Conyers Trading Estate, Station Drive, Lye, Stourbridge, DY9 8EH | £4,250 | — | £4,250 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant, a company owning two trading estate units, sought deletion from the 2017 rating list claiming severe sewage flooding rendered the properties incapable of beneficial occupation from January 2018. The tribunal found insufficient coherent evidence to support deletion: photographs showed emptied units rather than flood damage in situ, dates for remedial work were inconsistent with claimed occupation dates, and a third-party email indicated partial occupancy was possible despite drainage issues. The panel dismissed the appeals as the appellant failed to demonstrate the properties were incapable of rateable occupation on the material day of 1 April 2018.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Fortis Accommodation Worldwide Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- State of repair or deletion
- Change of circumstances
- flooding
- Evidence
- Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- John Laing & Son Ltd v Kingswood AC Thornbury RDC & Gloucestershire CVC [1948]; Tower Hamlets LBC v St Katharine's by the Tower Ltd [1982]
- Hearing
- 11 December 2023
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