PLOT 4 RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WATSON CLOSE, RM20 3EF
Land used for storage and premises Decided 24 April 2025 CHG101073565 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited/Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the RV of £135,000 for a mixed-use property with mainly hard-surfaced land (85% of total area) and ancillary warehouse/office space, arguing the warehouse and office elements were over-valued at £68.25/m² and £77.00/m² respectively. The tribunal found that comparable properties within the same valuation scheme (408036 for "Land used for storage") consistently valued similar structures at £40/m² (warehouse) and £48/m² (office), and that the property's classification as "Land used for storage and premises" rather than "Warehouse and premises" supported valuing it according to those scheme values. The appeal was allowed and the RV was reduced to £113,000.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was HSS Hire Service Group Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Valuation method
- Evidence
- Rents, tone_of_list_comparables
- Cases cited
- Kodak Ltd v Triptree (VO); Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO)
- Hearing
- 26 March 2025
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