50 Hamilton Road, IP11 7AJ

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, representing the property owner, argued that the rateable value of £22,000 (£425/m2) was excessive and sought £9,000, later relying on the actual rent agreed on the subject property of £10,666 per annum. The tribunal found the open-market rent agreed close to the valuation date, after a prolonged marketing period, provided the most reliable indicator of value, rejecting the valuation officer's comparables as either too remote from the valuation date or not involving new lettings. The tribunal determined a revised rateable value of £10,500 (£205/m2) as more accurately reflecting the property.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was The Harrison Portfolio Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

• Comparable assessments (tone)
• Rental evidence

Evidence

Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell

Hearing

8 January 2026