Completion notices
Completion notices
- 1987
- Times 25/5/87 p20 (2) .
In London Merchant Securities plc and Others v Islington London Borough Council HL 20 May 1987 it was held that in giving a completion notice under General Rate Act 1967 Sched 1 para 8(1)(b) for the purpose of rating empty property where fitting-out work remained to be done, the rating authority had to state the expected time of completion, as opposed to substantial completion, plus a reasonable time for the fitting-out work.
In London Merchant Securities plc and Others v Islington London Borough Council HL 20 May 1987 it was held that in giving a completion notice under General Rate Act 1967 Sched 1 para 8(1)(b) for the purpose of rating empty property where fitting-out work remained to be done, the rating authority had to state the expected time of completion, as opposed to substantial completion, plus a reasonable time for the fitting-out work.