Tribunals · London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham · 2017 rating list

Bst & Gnd Flrs 142, Wandsworth Bridge Road, SW6 2UL

Basement and Ground Floors 142, Wandsworth Bridge Road, London SW6 2UL - Café and Premises Decided 22 October 2025 CHG101092163 Newmark Gerald Eve LLP

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£49,500£400/m²
Ratepayer sought£35,500
VO conceded first£47,500−4% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£35,500£285/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued the property should be valued on an overall basis at £285 per m² (producing £35,500) based on the subject property's rent of £35,000 per annum, and should be assessed consistently with other A3 restaurants on the road rather than on a zoned basis applicable to retail shops. The Valuation Officer maintained the zoned valuation at £725 Zone A (£47,500). The tribunal found that the property, being an A3 café/restaurant, should be valued on an overall basis consistent with neighbouring Class A3 properties, and accepted the subject property's rent as the best evidence being close to the antecedent valuation date, resulting in the allowed appeal at £35,500.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Nero Holdings Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone)
  • Valuation method · decisive
  • Zoning or layout
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson; Williams (VO) v Scottish & Newcastle Retail Ltd
Hearing
29 September 2025

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