Tribunals · Birmingham City Council · 2017 rating list

Seventh To Seventeenth Floors, Three Snowhill, B4 6GA

Offices and premises Decided 10 June 2025 CHG101129595 Colliers International

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£3,970,000£215/m²

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£3,750,000£210/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 5 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought a reduction in the unadopted rate from £215/m² to £190/m² for five office assessments across Three Snowhill, plus an increased quantum allowance for one property. The tribunal found the best comparables were One and Two Snowhill, both assessed at £210/m², and rejected the VO's arguments for a £215/m² rate based on newness and additional facilities. The tribunal also allowed an increased quantum allowance of 25% for the largest assessment, having regard to the pattern of allowances already agreed for the other four properties.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was British Telecommunications PLC, represented.