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Trinity Works, 78 Back Hamlet, IP3 8AR

Decided 13 June 2024 CHG101048577 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV£40,500£24/m²
Ratepayer sought£20,000
VO conceded first£35,500−12% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£29,500£20/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's surveyor contended that the subject workshop and premises had been valued in the wrong Valuation Scheme and sought a main space rate of £12.50 per m² (compared to £24 per m²), proposing £20,000 RV, and also sought a 10% material change allowance for road closure. The tribunal found the subject was in the correct Scheme but accepted that the respondent's evidence was weak, comprising only an historic 2010 agreed value and Co Star data. The tribunal determined £20 per m² as the lowest reasonable value in the correct Scheme range, resulting in £29,500 RV. The road closure allowance was dismissed as there was adequate alternative access and no evidence of impact to trade or other properties.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Titchmarsh & Goodwin Fine Furniture Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Change of circumstances
Change of circumstances
road closure
Evidence
Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
3 June 2024

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