Tribunals · London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham · 2017 rating list

Unit C, Distillery Wharf, W6 9GX

Office and premises Decided 14 May 2025 CHG100916828 Sanderson Weatherall LLP

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

Original RV£34,250£440/m²

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first£31,000−9% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£24,250£325/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 that the original rateable value of £34,250 (reduced to £31,000 by the Valuation Officer) was excessive, relying primarily on rental evidence from a lease of the subject property commencing at £20,000 per annum in June 2015, analysing to £270 per m². The tribunal found that the lease provided the best evidence, and after allowing 5% for a restrictive clause and £25 per m² for fitting out, adopted a price per m² of £325, confirming the rateable value at £24,250 with effect from 1 April 2017. The tribunal rejected comparable evidence from a larger, more centrally-located office building.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Benham and Reeves, represented.