Pound World, 23 Market Street, S70 1SL

What was argued and what the tribunal found

Poundland Limited challenged the 2017 rating list entry of £110,000 for a retail shop in Barnsley town centre, seeking reduction to £88,000 (£40/m2). The tribunal found the existing valuation at £50/m2 was unreasonable. Key evidence was the property's 2016 lease at £90,000 (with rent-free period) and 2013 rent review at £133,500, both supporting a falling market. The tribunal placed most weight on the 2016 new letting as closest to the antecedent valuation date of 1 April 2015, which analysis by both parties showed was significantly below £50/m2. The tribunal allowed the appeal and reduced the RV to £88,000 on the basis of rental evidence and tone comparisons within Barnsley.

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

Grounds argued

• Rental evidence · decisive
• Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence

Rents, Photographs, Settled assessments

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v Jackson

Hearing

30 July 2025

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