Tribunals · City of Westminster · 2023 rating list

Seventh Floor Rear, Kings Buildings, SW1P 3HQ

Office and premises Decided 21 October 2025 CHG101252139 BGL Partners - Christopher Corney-Loates

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

Original RV£137,000£500/m²

Ratepayer sought£74,000

VO conceded first£102,000−26% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£74,000£315/m²

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 the rateable value was excessive and sought a reduction to £74,000 based on an unadjusted main space price of £300 per m² with a 5% uplift for comfort cooling to £315 per m² and a 10% allowance for ongoing building works. The tribunal found that rental evidence from comparable properties within the same building (particularly the Second Floor at 16 Smith Square, which achieved £315 per m²) and properties of similar size supported the lower valuation, rather than the original £500 per m² adopted by the Valuation Officer. The appeal was allowed in part, with the tribunal determining an RV of £74,000 effective from 1 April 2023.

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