Whsmith, Whsmith, PE1 1QL
Cafe and premises Decided 5 December 2024 CHG100929564 Tanner Rose
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 4 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (WHSmith, Ticket Hall at Peterborough Station, Peterborough PE1 1QL). Every property is listed below.
The 4 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Cafe, Station Road, Peterborough, PE1 1QL | £95,500 | £86,000 | £95,500 | Dismissed |
| Pumpkin between Platform 4 and 5, Station Road, Peterborough, PE1 1QL | £65,500 | £60,250 | £65,500 | Dismissed |
| WHSmith, Ticket Hall at Peterborough Station, Peterborough PE1 1QLThis appeal | £64,500 | £59,000 | £64,500 | Dismissed |
| Unit 1A, Norwich Railway Station, Norwich, NR1 1EG | £77,500 | £72,500 | £77,500 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant argued that the MGR (Minimum Guaranteed Rent) alone should be used to value the properties, contending that top-ups were specific to the occupying tenant and not indicative of open market rent. The Valuation Officer argued that any prospective tenant would factor top-ups into their rental bid. The tribunal found that actual rents paid around the antecedent valuation date exceeded the MGR (except for one property), supporting the use of actual passing rents rather than MGR alone in establishing rateable value, and dismissed the appeals as the appellant failed to demonstrate the valuations were unreasonable.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Select Service Partner Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence · decisive
- Evidence
- Rents
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 11 November 2024
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