Tribunals · London Borough of Tower Hamlets · 2017 rating list

12th-24th Flrs 5 Bank Street, E14 4BG

Offices and premises Decided 1 December 2025 CHG101303588 BNP Real Estate

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV£11,080,000£390/m²
Ratepayer sought£9,340,000
VO conceded first£10,410,000−6% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£9,340,000£350/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 10 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought reduction of the unadjusted base rate from £390 per m² to £350 per m² for office space across multiple floors at 5 Bank Street, London. The tribunal found comparable evidence from within the same building (lower floors at 1 Bank Street with £350 per m² assessments) and other nearby buildings, and determined that an unadjusted base rate of £350 per m² was fair and reasonable, allowing the appeal in part.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Valuation method
Evidence
tone_of_list_comparables, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Simpsons Malt Ltd v Jones; Denton v TH White Ltd
Hearing
4 November 2025

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