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The Tudor Hotel And Restaurant, 21-23 & 27 St Mary Street, TA6 3LX

Hotel and premises Decided 17 June 2024 CHG100757791 Commercial Property Advisors -James Barnes

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£110,000
Ratepayer sought£75,000
VO conceded first£105,000−5% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£105,000

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 proposed valuing the subject property using the receipts and expenditure method, arguing that its hybrid nature as a hotel, restaurant, and bar with events venue meant it should not be assessed as a public house. The tribunal accepted that although the property was a hybrid mixture of three trades, it could be correctly valued using the Fair Maintainable Trade method applicable to public houses, as the Guide provided capacity to cover such properties. The tribunal found that the hotel element was not the thriving part of the business and dismissed the appeal, upholding the reduced rateable value of £105,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Tudor Hotel & Restaurant Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Valuation method
Evidence
Trading accounts, Expert report
Cases cited
Scottish and Newcastle (Retail) Ltd v Williams VO 2000 RA 119; Garton v Hunter (VO) 1969 RA 11; Fryer v Cox VO 2022 UKUT 2022 0229 LC; Hughes (VO) v York Museums and Gallery Trust [2017] UKUT 0020 (LC); Humber Ltd v Jones (VO) and Rugby RDC 1960 CA 53 RIT 293; BNPPDS Limited v Ricketts (VO) [2022] UKUT 0192 (LC); Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
24 May 2024

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