Tribunals · London Borough of Hackney · 2017 rating list

Pembury Hotel, 326-328 Seven Sisters Road, N4 2AP

Hotel and premises Decided 11 February 2022 CHG100094491 andrew bacon/JMA Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£410,000
Ratepayer sought£150,000
VO conceded first£255,000−38% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£150,000from 12 Jul 2017

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant (hotel operator) challenged the original assessment of £410,000 RV, which had been reduced to £255,000 by the Valuation Officer. The appellant proposed £150,000 RV based on a fair maintainable trade (FMT) of £1,250,000 (grossed up from 41.5 weeks actual trade of £979,576 at 2018) applied at 12%. The Tribunal found that the Valuation Officer's FMT of £1,750,000 was excessive and unreasonable, and that the appellant's FMT of £1,250,000 was supported by comparable hotels in the locality (414 Seven Sisters Road and 3-15 Wilberforce Road). The Tribunal determined that 12% was a reasonable percentage rate to apply, consistent with the category A hotel scale and comparable properties, and allowed the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Pembury Hotels Management Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Trading receipts (pubs, hotels)
  • Valuation method
  • Comparable assessments (tone)
Evidence
Trading accounts, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
8 February 2022

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