21 Canon Street, Aberdare, CF44 7AP

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought deletion of the property from the Rating List, arguing it was in poor repair, had been vacant for eight years, could not be let or sold, and would cost approximately £100,000 to repair. The Valuation Officer's surveyor argued that the property retained the characteristics of a shop and that a reasonable landlord would find it economic to undertake repairs (calculated at £32,470 and amortised at 7-18% yield over five years). The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that whilst sympathetic to the appellant's circumstances, the evidence did not justify deletion; the property could reasonably be repaired at economic cost by a hypothetical landlord and retained its character as a shop notwithstanding its disrepair.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.

Grounds argued

• State of repair or deletion · decisive

Evidence

Photographs, Expert report

Cases cited

Vines Ltd v De Mauney; Newbiggin v Monk; Jackson v Canary Wharf Limited; Lurcott v Wakely; Proudfoot v Hart; Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe v McOscar; Thomas and Davies v Denly; 16/18 Princess Street (Ipswich) Ltd v Bond

Hearing

29 January 2020

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