Tribunals · Birmingham City Council · 2017 rating list

Five Guys, Unit 27B, B2 4QE

Restaurant and premises Decided 17 April 2024 CHG100900475 Gerald Eve LLP - CCA

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£216,000£765/m²
Ratepayer sought£157,000
VO conceded first£197,000−9% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£197,000£1000/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 challenged the rateable value of a restaurant unit in New Street Station, Birmingham, arguing the tone of value should be £765/m² (RV £157,000) based on the property's actual rent and limited comparable evidence. The tribunal found that a settled tone of £1,000/m² had been established through multiple settlement agreements at the station, supported by comparable units including Unit 25 (£1,000/m²) and Unit 21/22 (£925/m²), and dismissed the appeal maintaining the RV at £197,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Five Guys JV limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence
  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson; Select Service Partner v Ricketts; Futures (London) Ltd v Stratford
Hearing
27 March 2024

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