Tribunals · Birmingham City Council · 2023 rating list

966-972 Bristol Road South, B31 2PE

Offices and premises Decided 14 August 2026 CHG101293036 Corporate Commercial Surveyors Ltd - Katie Breen

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£17,000£165/m²

Ratepayer sought£12,750

VO conceded first£18,250

Tribunal decided£18,250£165/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 challenged the RV of £17,000 (later corrected to £18,250 following a joint inspection) proposing £12,750 based on £115 psm, arguing this reflected a tone of comparable office valuations on the same road. The tribunal found that while comparable rental evidence showed a trend toward £115 psm, no established tone had been demonstrated as none of the comparable assessments had been agreed or challenged. The tribunal attributed greater weight to the subject property's actual passing rent of £22,056 per annum (£188.88 psm), which was reviewed close to the antecedent valuation date and supported the £165 psm rate underlying the RV of £18,250, finding the appellant had not proven the current valuation unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Carvill and Johnson Solicitors Limited, represented.