Tribunals · London Borough of Camden · 2017 rating list

2 ND FLR UNIT 3.18 - 3.21, Buck Street Market 198, Camden High Street, Camden High Street, NW1 8QP

Shop and premises Decided 19 January 2024 CHG101055447 Appeal My Rates UK Ltd - Paul Christopher Phillips

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£16,250
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£16,250£2700/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 8 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellants argued that the price per m² of £2,700 adopted was unreasonable, citing that units on upper floors should have lower values due to reduced footfall, and that a landlord concession backdated to March 2020 evidenced valuation error. The tribunal dismissed the appeals, finding no compelling evidence that upper-floor units had differential rental values compared to ground floor units within this development, and disregarding the Covid-19-related concession under the Rating (Coronavirus) Act. The tribunal placed greatest weight on rental evidence from the immediate locality close to the antecedent valuation date, which supported the £2,700 per m² price adopted.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Appeal My Rates UK Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence · decisive
  • Comparable assessments (tone)
  • Zoning or layout
Evidence
Rents
Cases cited
Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC); Vistra International Expansion Ltd and others v Ms Dawn Bunyan (Valuation Officer)
Hearing
20 December 2023

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