Unit 21 Swan Centre 20, Church Road, Yardley, Yardley, B25 8UJ
Shop and premises Decided 16 June 2022 25175720 Gerald Eve, Chartered Surveyors
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant (Betfred Limited) challenged the 2010 rateable value of £28,500, relying initially on passing rent from January 2012 at £338/m² and later arguing that a settlement on Unit 23 (at £225/m²) should set a precedent. The tribunal accepted the passing rent was too far from the AVD of April 2008 to be reliable, and found the Unit 23 settlement was an outlier out of kilter with the scheme's typical tone (ranging £450-£500/m²). The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the existing valuation at £375/m² was at the lower end of the established range and not excessive.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Betfred Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Ladies Hosiery and Underwear Ltd v West Middlesex Assessment Committee
- Hearing
- 26 May 2022
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