Tribunals · Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

West Bromwich Building Society, 2 Providence Place, B70 8AF

Offices and premises Decided 31 December 2025 CHG101114097 Colliers International - Sean Devine

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£710,000£110/m²
Ratepayer sought£550,000
VO conceded first£635,000−11% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£550,000£85/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 original RV of £710,000 (£110/m²) was too high and proposed £550,000 (£85/m²). The tribunal, using comparable assessment evidence from eight local office buildings, found that the appellant's approach was more persuasive. The tribunal determined that the property should be valued at £85/m² based on comparable properties, particularly the 100 Hatherton Street building at £95/m², adjusting for the subject property's larger size, and allowed the appeal by reducing the RV to £550,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was West Bromwich Building Society, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Settled assessments, rental_evidence, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Robert Dyas Holdings Limited v Moore
Hearing
2 December 2025

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