GND FLR 1 & 2 SILVER COURT, WATCHMEAD, AL7 1LT
Office and premises Decided 4 March 2026 CHG101172286 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant argued the subject office property should be valued at £151,000 (£136/m²) based on comparative rental evidence from two smaller, more contemporary offices at Albany Place and Falcon Way, with a quality adjustment of 20% applied. The tribunal found the subject property, although less contemporary than the comparables, already incorporated a 17.25% quality reduction in the VO's valuation of £164,000 (£178/m² on the list, equivalent to £157.2/m² adjusted), and dismissed the appeal as the existing entry reasonably reflected the differences in quality between the properties.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was JEOL UK LTD, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Rental evidence
- Evidence
- Rents, Photographs
- Cases cited
- Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v Jackson
- Hearing
- 9 February 2026
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