Tribunals · Birmingham City Council · 2017 rating list

Itihaas, 18 Fleet Street, B3 1JL

Restaurant and premises Decided 27 June 2025 CHG100847402 Aitchison Raffety - Joe McCarthy/Aitchison Raffety Ltd

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

Original RV£54,000£175/m²

Ratepayer sought£26,000

VO conceded first£42,250−22% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£26,000£90/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 contended that the subject restaurant was over-assessed at £175/m² and sought a reduction to £90/m² with a 17.5% allowance for cladding works. The tribunal found that the appellant provided strong comparable evidence (particularly Fleet Street Kitchen and Opheem) supporting a tone of £90/m² and upheld this figure. However, on the MCC claim, the tribunal awarded only a 10% allowance (not 17.5%), finding insufficient evidence of material impact to justify a larger reduction, particularly regarding actual trade loss at the material date. The appeal was allowed in part, reducing the RV to £26,000 effective from 1 April 2021.

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