Tribunals · London Borough of Harrow · 2017 rating list

Travellers Rest, Kenton Road, HA3 8AT

Public house and premises Decided 3 July 2024 CHG100881225 Gerald Eve LLP - CCA

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£565,000

Ratepayer sought£439,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£439,000from 1 Apr 2017

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 (Whitbread Group Plc) challenged the rateable value of the Travellers Rest pub, arguing that the fair maintainable trade percentages applied by the Valuation Officer were incorrect and that the property had been affected by a new competing Premier Inn opened in Wembley. The tribunal allowed the appeal on the basis of valuation methodology, finding the appellant's expert evidence on fair maintainable trade calculations for wet and dry sales and accommodation was more thoroughly explained and justified than the Valuation Officer's defence, particularly regarding the application of trade banding percentages under the Approved Guide. The tribunal dismissed the material change of circumstances claim, finding the appellant failed to establish that the new competitor directly caused the observed trade decline rather than other economic factors. The RV was reduced from £565,000 to £439,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Whitbread Group Plc, represented.