Tribunals · Peterborough City Council · 2017 rating list

Whsmith, Whsmith, PE1 1QL

Cafe and premises Decided 5 December 2024 CHG100929564 Tanner Rose - James Massey

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£95,500

Ratepayer sought£86,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£95,500from 1 Apr 2017

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 4 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

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.