117 High Street, GU7 1AQ
Shop and premises Decided 15 June 2026 CHG101400336 Susan Dodds
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the RV of £18,250 and sought a reduction to £14,750, arguing a base rate of £350/m² was reasonable. The tribunal found that comparable rental evidence from properties on High Street, consisting of new open-market lettings close to the antecedent valuation date, supported a tone of £435-£450/m², and that a rate of £400/m² (with a 5% fragmentation allowance) was reasonable. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to discharge the burden of proving the assessment unreasonable.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was McAllister Thomas Fine Art, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Rental evidence
- Floor area or measurement
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
- Hearing
- 27 May 2025
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