1 Two Acre Close, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3XX
Condition: Property described as internally tired with damp in the kitchen ceiling and a storage cupboard, and an unfitted bathroom fan.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal's own knowledge and judgement of rental values in Paignton (no external comparables cited)
- Tenant's photographs showing tired internal condition and damp issues
- Tenant's submissions on unfitted bathroom fan, kitchen ceiling damp, and storage cupboard damp
- No specific comparable evidence submitted by either party
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open-market rent for a comparable property in good condition at £800 pcm, then applied deductions for tenant-provided white goods, carpets and curtains, tenant's payment of the service charge, and condition issues (damp and general tired decoration), totalling £283. This produced a determined rent of £517 pcm, which, although higher than the rent proposed by the landlord's notice, was fixed to take effect from the date in that notice; the landlord is not obliged to charge the higher amount.
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