7, CHAPEL BROOK TRADE PARK, WILSON ROAD, L36 6FH

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, represented by a surveyor under conditional fee arrangement, challenged the 2023 rating list entry of £35,500 (based on £60 psm) and initially proposed £29,500 (£50 psm), later revising to £32,500 (£55 psm). The tribunal reviewed rental evidence from the subject property and comparable units at Chapel Brook Trade Park, placing most weight on the rent of 8 Chapel Brook Trade Park (£61.70 psm, a new letting on FRI terms effective two months before the antecedent valuation date) and medium weight on the 2019 subject rent (£51.26 psm). The tribunal found the appellant failed to demonstrate the £35,500 was unreasonable and that reducing the base rate would be inconsistent with the tone of the location.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was F.S.H. (Group) Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

• Rental evidence
• Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence

Rents, Settled assessments

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson

Hearing

3 June 2026

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