Tribunals · Wales · Swansea · 2017 rating list

Unit 7 Killay Shopping Precinct, Gower Road, Killay, Swansea SA2 7AN

Shop and premises Decided 11 December 2020 685533960961/285NV17 Valuation Tribunal for Wales

OutcomeDismissed — nobody attended for the ratepayerThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV · 2017 list£13,750

Ratepayer sought£1

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£13,750£275/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, represented by an agent, sought a reduction in the RV from £13,750 to £1, arguing that part of the property was in poor repair and unusable, including an empty rear room and an unusable first floor. The Valuation Officer contended that the property had been correctly valued at £275/m² on the same basis as other units in the shopping precinct, supported by rental evidence and comparable assessments, and that any repairs would not be considered uneconomic by a reasonable landlord. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the appellant had failed to provide an alternative valuation, evidence that repairs were uneconomic, or any basis to disturb the existing valuation which was supported by comparable evidence from other units in the precinct.

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