Tribunals · London Borough of Harrow · 2017 rating list

Travellers Rest, Kenton Road, ha3 8at

Decided 3 July 2024 CHG101027637 Gerald Eve LLP - CCA

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

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 disputed the rateable value of the public house citing the number of bedrooms recorded (119 vs 149), the fair maintainable trade percentages for wet and dry sales, and argued appeal 2 on grounds of a material change of circumstances from a competing Premier Inn opening nearby. The tribunal allowed appeal 1, accepting the appellant's evidence on bedroom count and determination of FMT, finding the appellant had fully explained his methodology whilst the Valuation Officer provided insufficient justification. Appeal 2 was dismissed as the appellant failed to prove a direct causal link between the new Premier Inn and the loss of trade.

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