Unit 3 & 4 Eastway Retail Hub, Eastway, Fulwood, Fulwood, PR2 3FB

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, a dental surgery operator, challenged the RV of £57,500 (£250/m2) seeking reduction to £175/m2. The appellant argued the tone of comparable assessments supported a lower rate and that certain staff areas should be excluded or charged nominally, plus claimed a 5% size allowance. The tribunal found that rental evidence from comparable properties, including units at Capitol Centre, Deepdale retail park, and Corporation Street, supported the £250/m2 rate. The tribunal rejected the quantum allowance argument due to lack of supporting evidence and determined that the measurement should include all GIA per RICS standards. The appeal was dismissed as the current assessment was not unreasonable.

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

Grounds argued

• Rental evidence
• Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
• Floor area or measurement
• Quantum or end allowance

Evidence

Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell (VO) & Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)

Hearing

12 November 2024