Tribunals · Broxbourne Borough Council · 2017 rating list

GND AND PT 1ST FLR DATUM HOUSE, ESSEX WAY, EN11 0DU

Ground and part 1st floor, Datum House and Eagle House Decided 30 September 2025 CHG101299605 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£89,500£37.5/m²
Ratepayer sought£86,500
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£89,500£37.5/m²

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 (a company owning and occupying two adjacent properties) sought to merge the two separate rating assessments into one, arguing they had previously been rated as one assessment and worked together operationally. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the properties were capable of being let separately, occupied by separate legal entities with separate companies, accounts, directors, websites and contact details, and there was a lease agreement granting exclusive occupation of one property. The tribunal noted there was little evidence supporting the merger and accepted that the separate assessments should remain.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Datum Contracts Hoddesdon Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Split or merge the assessment
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Barr v Manley & Regulus Ltd; Woolway v Mazars; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
3 September 2025

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