Mandatory charitable relief from business rates—a qualifying use (My Community Space v Ipswich BC)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the High Court decide?

Article summary

Property analysis: Simon Hill, barrister at 33 Bedford Row Chambers, considers the case of My Community Space v Ipswich BC, and the implications for a mandatory charitable relief claim—from the court finding that the activity relied on by the charity as founding the entitlement, lacked the appearance, purpose or intent the activity was supposed to have.