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Just read an article on News Now re. business rates.
Wigan Athletic, who have been relegated three times in the past six years, have gone to court to challenge their business rates. They are arguing they should pay less because of the catastrophic loss of value that clubs suffer when they drop down a division.
The club argues that after relegation to League One in 2015, they were paying more than six times the average business rates of other clubs in the division. The average League One club paid £88,000 a year in 2015/16, but Wigan’s bill was nearly £600,000. They argue that revaluations should be done more regularly.
Now I was wondering whether The Worriers have to pay that amount too as we are both supposed to be tenants. Or is this a bill for the landlords.
Yet the article does say Wigan Athletic.They are arguing they should pay less because of the catastrophic loss of value that clubs suffer when they drop down a division.The club argues that after relegation to League One in 2015, they were paying more than six times the average business rates of other clubs in the division. The average League One club paid £88,000 a year in 2015/16, but Wigan’s bill was nearly £600,000. They argue that revaluations should be done more regularly.
Now I was wondering whether The Worriers have to pay that amount too as we are both supposed to be tenants. Or is this a bill for the landlords.
Yet the article does say Wigan Athletic.What Catastrophic Loss was that? Didn’t you get a £9m parachute payment that year?
If the lease agreement for Wigan Warriors includes Business Rates, then perhaps the owner of Wigan Athletic should have negotiated harder with the owner of the DW Stadium.
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