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Nexus House, St James Boulevard, NE1 4AX

Office and premises Decided 1 May 2025 CHG101202604 Jones Lang LaSalle

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£525,000
Ratepayer sought£449,500
VO conceded first£515,000−2% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£515,000from 8 Jan 2024

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that external roadworks on Rutherford Street (the vehicle access road for Nexus House, an office building in Newcastle City Centre) warranted a temporary 15% MCC allowance due to loss of car park access, restricted supplier/waste access, and noise disturbance, with effect from 8 January 2024. The Valuation Officer reduced the RV from £525,000 to £515,000 to account only for parking removal. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding insufficient evidence that the roadworks would have affected hypothetical rental value beyond the car park impact already reflected in the £515,000 figure, and distinguishing the circumstances from previous comparable allowances at the property and other sites.

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

Grounds argued

  • Change of circumstances
  • Quantum or end allowance
Change of circumstances
road works
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
1 April 2025

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