10 Dairy Farm Flats, Goring Street, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 5AE
Condition: Property had some damp and black mould, worn carpets, and general disrepair, with tenant providing some white goods and curtains.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered comparable evidence provided by both parties
- Tribunal applied its own expert and general knowledge of local rental values
- No inspection carried out; decision based on papers and internet research
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal first assessed an open market rent of £1,300 pcm for the property in good tenantable condition, drawing on comparable evidence from both parties and its own expert knowledge of the area. It then deducted £135 pcm to reflect the property's actual condition, including tenant-provided white goods and curtains, internal damp and mould, poor carpet condition, and general disrepair, arriving at a determined rent of £1,165 pcm. As the tenant did not claim undue hardship from the proposed start date, the new rent took effect from the date in the landlord's original notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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