Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2017 rating list

2nd Flr South 23 Savile Row, W1S 2ET

Offices and premises Decided 7 August 2025 CHG101063845 CBRE - Ben Moore

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£685,000£1100/m²
Ratepayer sought£590,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£685,000£1100/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellants challenged the main space rate of £1,100/m² applied to offices at 23 Savile Row, seeking reduction to £950/m². They relied on rental evidence from comparable properties at 24 Savile Row, 10 New Burlington Street, and 1 New Burlington Place. The tribunal found the subject properties superior in quality and design, featuring unique architecture, modern glazing on three sides, a skylight atrium, and column-free space on its own island site. The tribunal was not convinced the rental evidence demonstrated the assessed rate was excessive and dismissed the appeals, finding the £1,100/m² rate reasonable and reflecting the subject properties' superior quality compared to the comparable properties.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.

Grounds argued

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

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