4th Flr East 3-5, Burlington Gardens, W1S 3EP
Offices and premises Decided 21 September 2026 CHG101328032 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants challenged the rateable value of two office floors in Burlington Gardens, Mayfair, seeking reductions from £1,000/m² to £850/m² unadjusted rate, arguing the offices were disadvantaged by having a ground-floor restaurant below. The tribunal found the existing assessment of £1,000/m² excessive and adopted £875/m² based on persuasive comparable evidence from 28 Savile Row (nearby offices where the Valuation Officer had agreed to £875/m²) and rental evidence from leases granted close to the antecedent valuation date. The tribunal rejected the further reduction to £850/m² as unsupported by valuation evidence. The appeals were allowed with the tribunal determining revised rateable values of £249,000 (4th Floor East) and £437,000 (6th Floor).
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Salamanca Group Holdings (UK) Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Lotus & Delta v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141
- Hearing
- 27 August 2026
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