Tribunals · London Borough of Havering · 2017 rating list

ALLENS OF ROMFORD, JUTSUMS LANE, RM7 0ER

Vehicle repair workshop and premises Decided 28 April 2025 CHG101082706 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester/Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£207,000£30/m²

Ratepayer sought£184,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£207,000£30/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that the adopted price of £30 per m² was excessive and should be reduced to £25 per m² based on settlement evidence from a comparable property (Samal House). The tribunal found that the subject property's rental evidence (£235,000 in 2013 and £329,250 in 2018), both of which exceeded the RV of £207,000, supported the adopted price. The tribunal attached less weight to the Samal House settlement due to location differences and lack of supporting rental evidence, and concluded that the appellant had failed to demonstrate the adopted price was excessive.

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