Tribunals · Breckland District Council · 2023 rating list

5 Kings Street, IP24 2AN

Shop and premises Decided 11 August 2025 CHG101260103 MBM Solicitors - Anjali Thakrar

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£28,500

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£28,500from 1 Apr 2023

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 appellant, owner of two retail units in Thetford discovered to have been illegally used as cannabis farms in February 2023, argued that extensive repairs costing approximately £300,000 were uneconomic to undertake, such that the properties should be treated as not capable of repair. The tribunal found that based on updated repair cost surveys totalling £100,581 and £82,594 respectively, amortization analysis showed a reasonable landlord would recoup costs within 3-4 years and thereafter receive rental income into perpetuity, making the repairs economic under Schedule 6 LGFA 1988. The appeals were dismissed and the original rateable values confirmed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Davina Investments Properties Limited, represented.