Tribunals · Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Kwik Fit, 6-8 Queslett Road, Great Barr, Great Barr, B43 6PL

Workshop and premises Decided 7 August 2023 CHG100728656 Lambert Smith Hampton - D Bullimore

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

Original RV£28,000£80/m²

Ratepayer sought£19,500

VO conceded first£25,250−10% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£25,250£72.5/m²

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 sought a reduction to £19,500 RV (£60 per m²) arguing the workshop's unusual rear position and lack of heating warranted a deduction. The Valuation Officer conceded the original £80 per m² was excessive but defended £72.50 per m². The tribunal found comparable properties in the local area supported £72.50 per m² and noted that allowances for lack of heating (2.5%), access (2.5%), and layout (5%) had already been incorporated in the assessment. The weight of evidence did not support the appellant's proposed reduction.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was European Tyre Enterprises Ltd t/a Kwik Fit, represented.