Annex K
Letter to the Parliamentary Commissioner
for Standards from Mr Roy Beggs MP
The District Valuer assessed at your request office
rental for 41 Station Road, Larne at £2,340.00 p.a. for the
period 1/4/88-31/3/93.
Since Valuation and Lands Agency on behalf of Northern
Ireland Housing Executives had valued and agreed with Robert Stirling
& Co. on behalf of Mrs Beggs a higher value for 8 Glynn Road,
Larne than the purchase price of 41 Station Road Larne, it would
be reasonable to assume that the former office at 8 Glynn Road,
Larne, had the same rental value from 01/04/88 until 31/11/89.
On that basis 5 years rental @ £2,340.00
— £11,700.00
In that 5 year period actual Rent allowance claimed
was — 8,217.43
| 88-89 | Glynn Road
| £1300.00 |
| 89-90 | Glynn Road
| 900.00 01/04/89-31/11/89
|
| | Station Road
| 560.00 01/12/89-31/03/90
|
| 90-91 | Station Road
| 2080.00 |
| 91-92 | Station Road
| 1297.43 |
| 92-93 | Station Road
| 2080.00 |
| |
| 8217.43 |
Underclaimed rent based on above 01/04/88-31/03/93
= £3,482.57
Assessed office rental by District Valuer in respect
of 41 Station Road, Larne applied from 01/12/89-31/03/93
| 01/12/89-31/03/90 16 weeks @ £45
| 720.00 |
| 01/04/90-31/03/91 | 2,340.00
|
| 01/04/91-31/03/92 | 2,340.00
|
| 01/04/92-310/3/93 | 2,340.00
|
| 7,740.00 |
Actual rent claimed in respect of 41, Station Road
01/12/98-31/03/93
Actual rent claimed 01/12/89-31/03/93
| 01/12/89-31/03/90 | 560.00
|
| 01/04/90-31/03/91 | £2,080.00
|
| 01/04/91-31/03/92 | £1,297.43
|
| 01/04/92-31/03/93 | £2,080.00
|
| Total | £6,017.43 |
Period 01/12/89-31/03/93
ie. underclaimed rent £7,740.00 - £6,017.43
= £1,722.57
Rent for 01/04/93-31/03/94 and 01/04/94-31/03/95
was as valued by District Valuer @ £2,600 per annum. Rent
claimed 01/04/95- 31/03/98 totalled £7,858.05 an average
of £2619.35 per annum ie. £19.35 per annum above the
District Valuer's assessment. This has been repaid to the Fees
Office.
The Valuation at £3,016 per annum is very low
for the period 01/04/98 to 31/03/2003. The rent charged to me
is closer to the actual open market value and the independent
assessment provided from DTZ McCombe Pierce at £4,000 pa
from 01/04/2000.
I have returned £160.00 of rent charged @ £4,160
for 1999-2000 to the Fees Office.
| Rent claimed 01/04/98-31/03/99
| £3,900 |
| Rent claimed 01/04/99-31/03/00
| 4,000 |
| 7,900
|
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| Rent assessed by District Valuer
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| 01/04/98-31/03/00 | 6,032
|
| Disputed overclaim |
1,868 |
Independent Valuer's assessment not available for
01/04/98-31/03/00. Taking account overall of rent claimed and
assessment, of District Valuer from 01/04/88-31/03/00 it could
be argued that there is an overclaim of £1,868 and also underclaims
of £1,722.57 or £3,482.57 giving an overclaim of £145.43
or an underclaim of £1,614.57.
I do not propose to claim underclaimed calculation.
I will accept advice on whose rental assessment is
payable.
Original letter dated 22 August 20001, this revised
version received 9 October 2001
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