23 Greenside, Waterbeach, CB25 9HW
Office and premises Decided 7 July 2025 CHG101167867 Bird and Howes - William Stevens
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the 2023 rating list entry of £16,750 (£160/m2), seeking a reduction to £14,000 (£135/m2) for an office in a 19th century building. The tribunal found the rent agreed on the subject property less than a year before the AVD was the most reliable evidence, at £133-144/m2 depending on analysis to the break clause or term end. The tribunal considered the VO's comparable properties insufficiently comparable as they were either in different localities, rent renewals rather than new lettings, or significantly smaller. It concluded the existing valuation was unreasonable and reduced it to £14,000 effective 1 April 2023.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Fowler de Pledge Solicitors, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Rental evidence
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell; Bunyan v Acenden Limited; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v Jackson
- Hearing
- 9 June 2025
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