Fifth Floor, 123 Pall Mall, SW1Y 5EA
Office and premises Decided 13 March 2025 CHG100863297 Allsop LLP - John Banbury
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the rateable value of £119,000 for a fifth-floor office on Pall Mall, proposing £77,000 based on comparable rents. The tribunal found the current RV unreasonable as it applied the same base rate (£800 psm) used for superior quality properties at 45 and 50 Pall Mall. The tribunal determined £98,000 (£700 psm) was reasonable, accounting for the subject property's inferior layout as a converted townhouse compared to modern rebuilt offices, while being in a superior location to comparable properties on Charles II Street.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Aravis Capital, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 16 January 2025
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