Tribunals · London Borough of Camden · 2017 rating list

Gnd Fl Left Blabkburn House, Blackburn Road, NW6 1RZ

Office and premises Decided 10 September 2025 CHG100885188 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester/Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£115,000£300/m²
Ratepayer sought£73,000
VO conceded first£110,000−4% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£110,000£310.77/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 argued for a reduction to £73,000 RV (based on £220 psm) citing the comparable settlement of a neighbouring property at the same rate and contending that the 2017 list closure meant settlement evidence should carry greater weight. The tribunal found that the subject property rent, agreed only two months before the antecedent valuation date of 1 April 2015, was the primary evidence. Although the neighbouring property had been settled at £220 psm, it was not truly comparable due to being almost four times larger, and one settlement alone did not demonstrate a tone in the locality. The tribunal affirmed the RV of £110,000 as reasonable based on the subject rent analysed to £308.63-£310.77 psm.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LIMITED, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence · decisive
  • Comparable assessments (tone)
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
7 August 2025

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