BST-2 PAIR, 2 ESSEX COURT, EC4Y 9BE
Offices and premises Decided 15 January 2026 CHG101144250 JMA Chartered Surveyors
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The subject property, Georgian offices within the Inns of Court in London, was assessed at £86,000 RV. The issue concerned the appropriate price per square metre to apply. The Valuation Officer defended £380/m2, while the appellant initially sought £360/m2, subsequently reduced to £300/m2. The parties reached a verbal agreement at the hearing on an RV of £81,500, which the tribunal ratified and found the original assessment of £86,000 to be excessive.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was One Essex Court Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Hearing
- 7 January 2026
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