Tribunals · Hertsmere Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Beef Barn & Offices, Coursers Farm, Coursers Road, Colney Heath, Colney Heath, AL4 0PD

Warehouse and Premises Decided 7 August 2023 CHG100843479 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV£88,000£50/m²
Ratepayer sought£50,500
VO conceded first£83,000−6% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£81,000£50/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant proposed a reduced RV of £50,500 based on a tone of value of £29.00 per m², arguing the actual rent passing was the best evidence. The tribunal examined comparable rental evidence from similar properties and the relevant valuation scheme for portable buildings. The tribunal concluded that a tone of value of £50 per m² was supported by the rent evidence for the main warehouse, but the portable building should be valued at £25 per m² in accordance with the valuation scheme rather than £40 per m². The appeal was allowed in part with a determined RV of £81,000.

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

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Rental evidence
  • Quantum or end allowance
Evidence
Rents, tone_of_list_comparables, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
21 July 2023

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