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Office 1 fist floor Marlin House 40a Peterborough Road, SW6 3BN

Offices and premises Decided 4 March 2026 CHG101195731 Hanway Commercial - Mark Short

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£36,000£350/m²

Ratepayer sought£20,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£30,750£300/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 3 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the main space rates of £350/m² and £367.50/m² applied to three office properties, seeking a reduction to £200/m². The tribunal accepted that the existing assessments were excessive but not to the extent proposed. Placing greater weight on rental evidence from a March 2021 licence agreement analysed at £195.25/m² (close to the AVD of 1 April 2021) rather than the respondent's comparable property evidence, and adopting a cautious approach, the tribunal determined a main space rate of £300/m² was fair and reasonable, reducing the RVs accordingly.

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