Tribunals · Wales · Pembrokeshire · 2017 rating list

The Bed Shop, 14 Market Street, Haverfordwest SA61 1NH

Retail, office and ancillary stores Decided 6 August 2021 684533445170/285NV17 Valuation Tribunal for Wales

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

Original RV · 2017 list£6,300

Ratepayer sought£5,800

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£6,300£120/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 sought a reduction in the rateable value from £6,300 to £5,800, arguing that the large number of vacant properties on Market Street and decline in the local economy had not been properly reflected in the valuation. The Valuation Officer provided rental evidence from comparable properties in the locality, supporting a unit value of £120/m2. The tribunal found that whilst the appellant may have suffered from empty properties affecting trade, he had provided no substantive evidence to undermine the Valuation Officer's valuation or to show that the passing rents did not reflect this effect, and dismissed the appeal.

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