Unit A, 139 High Street, Blackwood, NP12 1AB

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, represented by an agent but not attending the hearing, contended that a rent passing on the appeal property agreed at the Antecedent Valuation Date, devaluing to £225.34/m², better reflected suppressed retail market conditions following COVID disruption than the VO's adopted tone of £285.00/m², and argued for a proposed RV of £23,750. The tribunal accepted that while passing rent is best evidence under Lotus and Delta, it was a lease renewal and therefore less persuasive than new market lettings; the VO's basket of new lettings around the valuation date provided more reliable evidence supporting the £285.00/m² rate. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the appellant had not discharged the burden of proof that the existing assessment was incorrect.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Purepay Retail Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

• Rental evidence
• Comparable assessments (tone)
• Change of circumstances

Change of circumstances

covid

Evidence

Rents

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell

Hearing

6 October 2026

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