Suite R11 Part Fifth Floor, Scala House, 36 Holloway Circus Queensway, 36 Holloway Circus Queensway, B1 1EQ
Office and premises Decided 5 June 2026 VT00034416 Bell & Bell
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the certified transitional certificate value of £4,050 for the office property, proposing £2,475 based on comparative evidence from an adjacent suite and claiming end allowances for lack of heating and poor condition. The tribunal found the floor area should be revised from 33.84m² to 32.8m², which both parties accepted. While the tribunal was not satisfied that the appellant had adequately evidenced the claimed end allowances due to lack of photographic and comparative evidence, it recalculated the value using the corrected area at £120/m² to determine £3,900. The appeal was allowed in part with the certified value reduced from £4,050 to £3,900 as at 31 March 2023.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Gatwick Investments Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Floor area or measurement
- Quantum or end allowance
- Evidence
- Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell
- Hearing
- 10 April 2026
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