Tribunals · London Borough of Enfield

Unit 2, 102 East Duck Lees Lane, EN3 7SS

Warehouse units with offices above Decided 25 April 2025 VT00026540 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited - Alistair Moore/Altus Group - Alistair Moore

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV—
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided—from 2 Jan 2025

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 3 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant company challenged completion notices served by the billing authority on 2 October 2024, proposing completion dates of 9 October 2024, arguing the warehouse units were not complete and could not be completed by those dates. The tribunal found the properties lacked essential fixtures including small power distribution, warehouse lighting, data cabling, and other features necessary for occupation, applying the principle that a building must be 'ready for occupation' to be complete. The tribunal determined that reasonable completion dates should be 2 January 2025 for Units 1 and 2, and 2 April 2025 for Unit 3, allowing three and six months respectively from service for the remaining work to be completed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Segro Lee Park Distribution Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Validity of the proposal
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Ravenseft Properties Ltd v Newham London Borough Council; Porter (Valuation Officer) v Trustees of Gladman Sipps; Aviva Investors Property Developments Ltd v Whitby (VO)
Hearing
26 March 2025

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