1 ST & 2ND FLRS, YALDING HOUSE, 152-156, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, W1W 6AJ
Decided 9 July 2025 CHG100868920 Ryan
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought a 10% reduction in rateable value from £500,000 to £450,000 as a material change of circumstances due to disruptive redevelopment works at an adjacent property (104 Bolsover Street) that were party-wall adjacent to the appeal property's office lift. The Valuation Officer had conceded a 2.5% reduction to £487,500, and the tribunal found this appropriate. The tribunal determined that whilst there was some disruption from the cladding and associated works, the majority of the property's frontages were unaffected, and the disruption did not compare to the comparable properties the appellant had submitted, which involved far more extensive works such as demolition and reconstruction.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Russells Solicitors, represented.
Grounds argued
- Change of circumstances · decisive
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Change of circumstances
- redevelopment works / external cladding works
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs, Expert report
- Hearing
- 13 June 2025
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