House Of Luxxe Ltd, 8 West Walk, BS37 4AX
Shop and premises Decided 28 September 2021 CHG100153080 Lambert Smith Hampton
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 3 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (8 West Walk, Yate BS37 4AX). Every property is listed below.
The 3 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 West Walk, Yate BS37 4AX | £32,250 | £10,000 | — | Dismissed |
| 8 West Walk, Yate BS37 4AXThis appeal | £28,000 | £10,000 | — | Dismissed |
| 10 – 12 West Walk, Yate BS37 4AX | £63,000 | £21,500 | — | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought to reduce rateable values for three retail units in a shopping centre based on rental evidence from a two-year lease at £10,000 per annum, arguing for a Zone A rate of £195/m². The tribunal found the appellant's rent evidence unreliable as it was based on affordability/viability rather than a genuine hypothetical market rent. The tribunal determined that the tone of the list for West Walk (£625–900/m²) was well-established through RSA discussions and settlements, and the original Zone A rates of £600–625/m² were at the lower end of this established tone, supporting the original assessments. The appeals were dismissed.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Claires Accessories UK Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Rental evidence
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; K Shoe Shops v Hardy; Futures (London) Ltd v Stratford
- Hearing
- 13 September 2021
Similar decisions
- Home Bargains, Ground Floor, 21-27 South Walk, 21-27 South Walk, BS37 4AU — Allowed in part, 7 Feb 2024
- 20 West Walk, BS37 4AX — Dismissed, 7 Aug 2023
- Units 1-3, The Square, Long Down Avenue, Stoke Gifford, Stoke Gifford, BS16 1GU — Dismissed, 13 Jul 2023
- The Works, 10-12 West Walk, BS37 4AX — Dismissed, 28 Sept 2021
All decisions in South Gloucestershire Council · Shops nationally
Is your own rateable value in line?
A free check compares a property with the assessments around it and says plainly whether there is anything worth pursuing.
Check a propertyThe tribunal’s decision in full
Decision © Crown copyright, published by the Valuation Tribunal Service under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and reproduced unaltered. This site does not index the names of private individuals that appear in decisions. Information, not advice.