Tribunals · Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council · 2023 rating list

Martin Robey Holdings Ltd, Pool Road, CV10 9AE

Factory and premises Decided 7 April 2026 CHG101189798 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£130,000£50/m²
Ratepayer sought£94,000
VO conceded first£117,000−10% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£117,000£45/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant contended that the rateable value should be reduced from £130,000 to £91,500 initially, then to £94,000, based on a reduced tone of value for main space at £35–£45 per m², supported by comparables on the Pool Road estate and similar locations. The tribunal found the respondent's comparable assessments more reliable due to verified rental evidence (forms of return), particularly 2 Gresham Road, and accepted that while the subject hereditament was in a somewhat inferior location and specification, the appellant's comparables were insufficiently reliable to justify a tone as low as argued. The tribunal confirmed the valuation officer's reduced rateable value of £117,000 (£45 per m²) as fair and reasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Martin Robey Engineering, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Rents, Expert report
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
12 March 2026

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