Tribunals · Wirral Borough Council · 2017 rating list

The Mockbeggar Hall, 239-241 Hoylake Road, CH46 0PF

Public house and premises Decided 10 October 2024 CHG101096427 BNP Real Estate

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£102,000

Ratepayer sought£41,000

VO conceded first£73,500−28% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£73,500

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

JD Wetherspoon appealed the rateable value of a modern public house, arguing the fair maintainable trade (FMT) adopted by the Valuation Officer was too high and seeking a reduction to £41,000. The tribunal found that the Valuation Officer's comparable properties (Farmers Arms and Coach & Horses), both in the immediate locality, provided a more reliable basis for assessing FMT than the appellant's approach using more distant pubs, and concluded the property's assessed value at £73,500 was not unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was JD Wetherspoon plc, represented.