HARRIS DISTRIBUTION LTD, JOSSELIN ROAD, SS13 1QF
Warehouse and premises Decided 17 January 2025 CHG101185221 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the rateable value on the grounds that comparable industrial units in Essex with similar characteristics (age, eaves height, construction) had been assessed at lower unit rates of £25-£30 psm rather than the subject property's £37.50 psm. The tribunal found the current RV unreasonable, as the rental evidence relied upon by the VO was either connected-party or too distant from the antecedent valuation date, whilst the settlement evidence on properties like Unit 44 Yardley Business Park (£30 psm) provided more reliable comparables, albeit adjusted upwards slightly for the subject property's superior eaves height and refurbishment. The tribunal determined the RV at £335,000 based on £32.50 psm.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Waymade Plc, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Floor area or measurement
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 4 December 2024
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