The Tribunal upheld a nil valuation of two flats on the first and second floors of a terraced house in London which, along with the third floor flat, were undergoing a programme of refurbishment works, which were progressing from the top down. At the relevant time, there were extensive alterations to the third floor flat, which had been valued at nil and was not the subject of appeal, but lesser activity in the other flats in which there had been some re-plastering, some sanitary ware had been removed, some floorboards lifted and skirting boards and a door had been removed. The Lands Tribunal accepted evidence that a programme of alterations on the three floors was being carried out on all three flats and concluded that the works amounted to ‘alteration and modernisation’ and not repair.
Citations:
[1986] RVR 132
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Newbigin (Valuation Officer) v SJ and J Monk (A Firm) SC 1-Mar-2017
The court was asked: ‘Does a commercial building which is in the course of redevelopment have to be valued for the purposes of rating as if it were still a useable office? ‘
Held: Appeal from decision of CA granted. On the facts found by the . .
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Updated: 21 July 2022; Ref: scu.640538