Tribunals · London Borough of Tower Hamlets · 2017 rating list

4 Heneage Street, E1 5LJ

Shop and premises Decided 18 June 2025 CHG101113754

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£16,500

Ratepayer sought£12,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£16,500£400/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 sought reduction of the rateable value from £16,500 to £12,000, relying on assured shorthold tenancy agreements showing lower rental payments. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the tenancy agreements were residential, not commercial leases, and therefore inapplicable to the commercial property. The tribunal instead gave weight to comparable rental evidence from 1 Brady Street (£640.20/m²) and 60 Cleveland Way (£441.90/m²), both of which supported a Zone A rate of £400/m², and tonal evidence from similar shops on Heneage Street, all confirming the original valuation was reasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.