RATING & VALUATION REPORTER

June 2024

Case Notes

Judicial Review of Magistrates’ Court Decisions Refused

Lake v Lancaster Magistrates’ Court and Lancaster City Council (King’s Bench Division) (2 November 2023) 

Previous Determination not Proved

LW v Moore (Listing Officer) (Valuation Tribunal for England) (17 April 2023) 

Self-Catering Short Period Holiday Lets Held Rateable

Keating v Valuation Officer (Valuation Tribunal for Wales) (15 February 2024) 

Settlement Evidence Preferred to Actual Passing Rent

I W Group Services Ltd. v Ricketts (Valuation Officer) (19 July 2022) 

Commentary

Agricultural Co-Operative’s Property Not Exempt from Rates

Clynderwen & Cardiganshire Farmers Ltd. v Valuation Officer (Valuation Tribunal for Wales) (12 September 2023) 

Agricultural Exemption Refused

Law Kam Sheung Dennis v Commissioner for Rating and Valuation (Lands Tribunal for Hong Kong) (29 September 2023) 

Land Valuation

No Pre-Conditions for Access to Pipeline

Mainline Pipelines Ltd. v Phillips and Phillips (High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts) (23 August 2023) 

Restrictive Covenants Modified to Permit Existing Development

Housing Solutions v Smith (Upper Tribunal: Lands Chamber) (27 January 2023) 

Note

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SUPPLEMENTARY CASES

Non-Domestic Rate: Agricultural Exemption

The judgement in Fridays Ltd. v Dawn Bunyan (Valuation Officer) (Upper Tribunal: Lands Chamber) (31 May 2024) can be found at https://www.irrv.net/documents/weblinks/2024/6/LC-2023-537_Fridays_v_Bunyan_VO.pdf.

Non-Domestic Rate: Material Change of Circumstances

The judgement in Barclays Bank PLC and Poundland Ltd v Joanne Moore (Valuation Officer) (Valuation Tribunal for England) (29 May 2024) can be found at 
https://www.irrv.net/documents/weblinks/2024/6/Decision_Website_Rushden_Lakes_MCC.pdf.

Council Tax: House in Multiple Occupation

The judgement in R v (on the application of Howard Gardens Manco Ltd.) v Lucy Formella-Osborne (Listing Officer) and Cardiff City Council (14 May 2024) can be found at https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2024/1112.html.