Tribunals · City of London Corporation · 2017 rating list

1 PAIR-2 PAIR E 1,, PAPER BUILDINGS,, TEMPLE,, TEMPLE,, EC4Y 7EX

Office and Premises Decided 17 July 2025 CHG101081757 JMA Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£38,250£400/m²

Ratepayer sought£38,250

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£38,250£380/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 16 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellants (represented by JMA Chartered Surveyors) challenged the rateable values of barristers' chambers in Victorian and Georgian buildings in Temple, London, proposing base rates of £350 psm and £315 psm respectively. The Tribunal found the original values unreasonable. On the measurement issue concerning One Essex Court, the panel dismissed the appeal, finding the disputed 11.95m² area was useable entrance space. On fragmentation allowances, the panel found insufficient evidence to support a 10% allowance. On the main issue of base rate, applying rental evidence and placing less weight on a prior consent order, the panel determined the Victorian properties should be valued at £380 psm and Georgian at £360 psm, representing a 5% and 10% reduction respectively.

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