Microsoft Building, 21 Station Road, CB1 2FB
Offices and premises Decided 20 November 2025 CHG101078032 Colliers International - Matthew Hawkins
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought a reduction of the subject office building's rateable value from £2,250,000 to £2,080,000 (£300/m²) on the grounds that the Valuation Officer's base rate of £325/m² was inconsistent with comparable properties. The tribunal found that 22 Station Road, which had nearly identical build and specification to the subject hereditament, was valued at £300/m² in the 2017 list, and that the quality of office space was the same. The tribunal rejected the Valuation Officer's argument that single exclusive occupation warranted a premium, finding no market evidence supported this and determining both properties should have been valued at the same base rate.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Microsoft Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- FW Woolworth and Co Ltd v Peack; Trevail v C and Modes Ltd; Barnard & Barnard v Walker; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 13 October 2025
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