Myers and Bowman, Toll Bar, Distington, Distington, CA14 4PL
Car showroom and premises Decided 3 December 2020 CHG100085717 Carigiet Cowen - Iain Henderson
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought a reduction in RV from £66,000 to £62,000 (base rate reduction from £80psm to £75psm), relying on comparative rental evidence for J Edgar and Son in Workington and other distant showrooms. The tribunal found that while J Edgar and Son was the best comparable rental evidence at 4 miles away, it occupied an inferior location with no direct frontage for passing trade. The tribunal preferred the tone of evidence from four car showrooms on the same industrial estate nearby, all valued at £85psm, and considered that the subject property's £80psm base rate appropriately reflected a slight location inferiority compared to these immediate neighbours. The appeal was dismissed and the valuation confirmed at £66,000.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Myers and Bowman, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Evidence
- Rents, Expert report, Photographs
- Hearing
- 12 November 2020
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