Tribunals · Peterborough City Council · 2023 rating list

1 -3 MALLARD BUSINESS CENTRE, MALLARD ROAD, PE3 8YR

Office and premises; Mixed office and warehouse Decided 14 July 2025 CHG101208702 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited/Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£69,500£100/m²
Ratepayer sought£53,250
VO conceded first£64,500−7% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£64,500£92.5/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellants challenged the 2023 rating list valuations of £69,500 and £16,250 (reduced by the VO to £64,500 and £15,000 respectively), proposing reductions to £53,250 and £14,250. The sole issue was the correct unit price per m2 applied to the valuations. The tribunal found that comparable rents from Flag Business Exchange, particularly those dated January 2021 and January 2020, supported the VO's revised rate of £92.50/m2 rather than the appellant's proposed rates of £82/m2 and £87.50/m2. For the freehold Mallard Business Centre property, no comparable rents of similar-sized properties were presented to support a quantum discount.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Eve Taylor (London) Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Quantum or end allowance
Evidence
Rents
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
16 June 2025

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