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Shea and Singh v Drury (VO)

Series: Rating Appeals ; [2001] RA 263-271(5)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: LT 11 September 2001. Number 1 Altwood Road, Maidenhead, consisted of a ground floor shop and residential flats. Flat 1 was assessed at £1,600 rateable value in 1995 rating list and no 3 at £6,100. The ratepayers sought reductions to £1,014 for no 1 and £3,045 for no 3 using £42 psm zone A, and using a comparable assessment of Tittle Row Stores in Altwood Road West which was in a secondary position and 47 Wootton Way in a main road location. The former was assessed at £80 psm zone while the latter figure was assessed at £150 psm zone. The ratepayers contended that the appeal properties were in a tertiary location and a reduction of 47.5% should be made from the figure of £80 for a secondary location to produce £42 psm zone A. That reduced value took into account the disabilities, including the waiting restrictions and the closure of the eastern end of Altwood Road. "Held, the appeals were allowed and the rateable values reduced to £1,440 for 1 Altwood Road and £5,390 for no 3.
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LT 11 September 2001. Number 1 Altwood Road, Maidenhead, consisted of a ground floor shop and residential flats. Flat 1 was assessed at £1,600 rateable value in 1995 rating list and no 3 at £6,100. The ratepayers sought reductions to £1,014 for no 1 and £3,045 for no 3 using £42 psm zone A, and using a comparable assessment of Tittle Row Stores in Altwood Road West which was in a secondary position and 47 Wootton Way in a main road location. The former was assessed at £80 psm zone while the latter figure was assessed at £150 psm zone. The ratepayers contended that the appeal properties were in a tertiary location and a reduction of 47.5% should be made from the figure of £80 for a secondary location to produce £42 psm zone A. That reduced value took into account the disabilities, including the waiting restrictions and the closure of the eastern end of Altwood Road. "Held, the appeals were allowed and the rateable values reduced to £1,440 for 1 Altwood Road and £5,390 for no 3.