RATING & VALUATION REPORTER

NOVEMBER

Case Notes

Barristers’ Chambers - Assessments Reduced One Essex Court Ltd. and 15 Others v Johnson (Valuation Officer) (Valuation Tribunal for England) (17 July 2025) 

Costs Claimed on Council Tax Summons Held Unlawful, but Relief Refused   R (on the application of Morley) v Surrey Heath Borough Council and Another (King’s Bench Division: Administrative Court) (3 July 2025)

Council Tax Recovery - District Judge’s Refusal to State a Case for Appeal Upheld   R (on the application of Peacekeepers Foundation) v Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates’ Court (Liverpool City Council as Interested Party) (King’s Bench Division: Administrative Court) (17 June 2025)

Council Tax - Refusal to Alter the Valuation List Upheld   Boffey v Dyer (Listing Officer) (King’s Bench Division: Administrative Court) (24 January 2025)

Commentary

Valuation of Offices - Tenant’s Fit Out Costs Hitchings (Valuation Officer) v Shoosmiths LLP and Mando Group Ltd. (Upper Tribunal: Lands Chamber) (9 July 2025) 

Land Valuation Case

Compensation - “Before and After! Valuation Nofax Station Road Ltd. v Barnet London Borough Council (Upper Tribunal: Lans Chamber) (28 July 2025) 

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