Tribunals · Brighton and Hove City Council · 2017 rating list

Paris House, 21 Western Road, BN3 1AE

Public house and premises Decided 4 March 2021 CHG100104077

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£36,750

Ratepayer sought£19,100

VO conceded first£34,750−5% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£34,750

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, a pub owner since 2012, contended that the RV should be reduced to £19,100, arguing that the Fair Maintainable Trade figure was too high and that he was overtrading due to his high service standards and quality of food, which a successor landlord could not match. The tribunal found that the appellant had not provided sufficient proof of overtrading, noting that a competent landlord could achieve the actual trade figures demonstrated. The tribunal upheld the RV of £34,750 as representing fair and reasonable FMT, having properly applied the Approved Guide for the Valuation of Public Houses 2017 and reviewed comparable properties on the same road.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Rowbell Leisure Limited, represented.