First Floor To Third Floor North, Devereux Chambers, WC2R 3JJ
Office and Premises Decided 17 July 2025 CHG101069670 JMA Chartered Surveyors
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 16 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (First Floor to Third Floor North, Devereux Chambers, London, WC2R 3JJ). Every property is listed below.
The 16 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GND FLR N 3 Temple Gardens, Middle Temple Lane, London EC4Y 9AU | £38,250 | — | £38,250 | Allowed in part |
| 1 Pair-2 Pair E 1, Paper Buildings, London, EC4Y 7EX | £67,500 | — | £67,500 | Allowed in part |
| LGF 1 Brick Court, London, EC4Y 9BY | £18,250 | — | £18,250 | Allowed in part |
| Basement E, 5 Paper Buildings, London, EC4Y 7HB | £17,250 | — | £17,250 | Allowed in part |
| 2 Pair 1, Mitre Court Buildings, London, EC4Y 7BS | £50,000 | — | £50,000 | Allowed in part |
| Farrars Building, Hare Court, London, EC4Y 7BD | £132,000 | — | £132,000 | Allowed in part |
| GND F-2 Pair S, Doctor Johnsons Buildings, London EC4Y 7BA | £91,500 | — | £91,500 | Allowed in part |
| 4 Paper Buildings, Kings Bench Walk, London, EC4Y 7EX | £83,000 | — | £83,000 | Allowed in part |
| Basement, 3 Paper Buildings, London, EC4Y 7EU | £26,250 | — | £26,250 | Allowed in part |
| 1 Pair 9, Kings Bench Walk, London, EC4Y 7DX | £44,500 | — | £44,500 | Allowed in part |
| BST-2 8, Kings Bench Walk, London, EC4Y 7DU | £128,000 | — | £128,000 | Allowed in part |
| 2ND Flr East, One Essex Court, London, EC4Y 9AR | £24,250 | — | £24,250 | Allowed in part |
| 4 Essex Court, London, EC4Y 9AJ | £87,500 | — | £87,500 | Allowed in part |
| Second Floor, 2 Middle Temple Lane, London, EC4Y 9AA | £29,500 | — | £29,500 | Allowed in part |
| BST 4 Kings Bench Walk, Temple, London, EC4Y 7DL | £16,500 | — | £16,500 | Allowed in part |
| First Floor to Third Floor North, Devereux Chambers, London, WC2R 3JJThis appeal | £60,000 | — | £60,000 | Allowed in part |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants challenged the rateable values of 16 barristers' chambers in Victorian and Georgian buildings in Temple, London, proposing reduced unadjusted base rates. The tribunal found the original values unreasonable but rejected the proposed base rates and the appellant's claims for fragmentation allowances and dimensional challenges. The tribunal determined revised base rates of £380 psm for Victorian properties and £360 psm for Georgian properties based on rental evidence analysis, reducing the overall RVs.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was One Essex Court Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Floor area or measurement
- Valuation method · decisive
- Quantum or end allowance
- Evidence
- Rents, Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
- Hearing
- 18 June 2025
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