The Administrative Court of the Queen's Bench Division has made an important decision in respect of appeals against the inclusion of new buildings in the Rating List. The decision is one which will have significant consequences for the owners of new buildings and for those advising them. ...Read More

The Valuation Tribunal for England has determined that the valuations of a number of independent schools in North London should be arrived at on a contractor's test basis - by reference to rebuilding costs - and has reduced the assessments substantially to reflect this. ...Read More

The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has reduced the assessment of a brewery, finding that brewery properties were a separate mode of occupation from other industrial units, but that their values were derived from rents of industrial properties. ...Read More

The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has confirmed that the rating assessment of a property in Paternoster Square in the City of London should be reduced temporarily because of the effects of the "Occupy London" protest camp by St Paul's Cathedral in 2011. ...Read More

The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has considered the valuation of a gas-fired power station at Peterborough and has increased its assessment from a figure of Rateable Value £1, determined by the first-tier Tribunal, to a value of over £1 million. The decision includes some important comments about the basis of valuation for rating and, in particular, how long is the hypothetical tenancy that is to be valued for rating purposes. ...Read More