Tribunals · London Borough of Ealing · 2017 rating list

GND FLR WEST FRONT 85, UXBRIDGE ROAD, W5 5TH

Offices and Premises Decided 6 February 2025 CHG101112619 Colliers International - Matthew Hawkins

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV£111,000£300/m²
Ratepayer sought£76,000
VO conceded first£105,000−5% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£99,000£280/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, Allied Irish Bank GB, challenged the rateable values of two office units in a nine-storey building in Ealing, contending the current valuations at £300/m² were excessive and should be reduced to £277.50/m² (later revised to £280/m²). The tribunal accepted the appellant's approach to rental evidence analysis, particularly regarding the appropriate uplift for Category B fitted-out offices (£20/m² rather than the VO's assumed £200/m² amortised approach), and found that comparable rental evidence and assessment evidence from similar nearby offices supported a reduction to £280/m², allowing the appeals in part.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Allied Irish Bank GB, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence
  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, Measurement survey, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council 1976; Bunyan (VO) v Acenden Ltd [2023] UKUT 17 (LC); Shoosmiths LLP and Mando Group Limited and Amanda Hitchings (VO); Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
16 January 2025

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