17 Casson Square, SE1 7BQ
Cafe and premises Decided 6 January 2026 CHG101154699 Newmark HDH Ltd - Robert Clifford
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the RV of £51,000 (at £500/m2) arguing the mezzanine kitchen should be valued at 25% of the main rate rather than 70%, based on common practice in restaurant valuation. The VO had already reduced the main rate to £425/m2 but maintained the 70% kitchen relativity. The tribunal found no evidence supporting the 70% relativity within the valuation scheme and concluded, from comparable restaurant examples, that mezzanine kitchens should be valued at 25% of the main rate, reducing the RV to £37,750.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Coffee and Jam (Waterloo) Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Zoning or layout · decisive
- Valuation method
- Evidence
- Settled assessments, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
- Hearing
- 8 December 2025
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