THE CUBE, MAYLANDS AVENUE, HP2 7DF
Offices and premises Decided 21 July 2025 CHG101247596 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited/Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the rateable value of £370,000 (£150 per m²) for a 1987-built, 2013-refurbished office building, arguing it was unreasonably high compared to unrefurbished comparable properties and citing a sharp increase from the 2017 list. The tribunal found that the £150 per m² valuation was supported by comparable rental evidence (2 and 3 The Willows at £150.94 and £140.73 per m² respectively) and multiple comparable office assessments from the 1980s also assessed at £150 per m², and therefore dismissed the appeal as the present valuation was not unreasonable.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was XAAR JET LTD, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 8 July 2025
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