The Brent Hotel, 165 Preston Hill, Kenton, Kenton, HA3 9UY

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued the RV should be £13,000 based on fair maintainable trade method using post-AVD accounts showing FMT of £130,000. The tribunal found the appellant had traded for less than the required three years before AVD, and using accounts from the previous owner (who went into liquidation) was unreliable. The tribunal determined that a tone of the list had been established for hotels in the locality nearly five years into the 2017 list. Applying the double bed unit method at £2,400 per DBU for 12.94 units, the RV of £31,000 was supported by comparable properties and reflected the appeal property's disabilities, so the appeal was dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.

Grounds argued

• Rental evidence
• Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
• Valuation method
• Trading receipts (pubs, hotels)

Evidence

Trading accounts, Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Futures (London) Ltd v Stratford; Irving Brown and Daughter v Smith; K Shoe Shops v Hardy; Arma Hotels Limited v Corkish

Hearing

1 February 2022

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