Tribunals · Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Hadley Industries Holdings Ltd, Gaitskill Way, B66 1BG

Warehouse and premises Decided 6 March 2024 CHG100895756 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV—£41/m²
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£318,000£39/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the RV shown in the 2017 rating list entry, arguing for a reduction in the base rate to £28 per m² and specific end allowances for layout, fragmentation, and low eaves height. The tribunal accepted comparable property evidence provided by the Valuation Officer, which supported a base rate of £39 per m², and confirmed increased end allowances for layout/fragmentation at 10% and applied the 5% low eaves allowance to the whole property, resulting in an RV of £318,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Hadley Industries Holdings Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence
  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
tone_of_list_comparables
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
9 February 2024

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