109 Cowslip Drive, Redcar, Teeside, TS10 5BF
Condition: Property considered to be in overall good condition, no adjustments required.
Evidence considered
- Tenant cited previous tribunal determinations on the property and a neighbouring property at £800 pcm, but gave little weight due to unclear comparables.
- Tenant provided comparables across Redcar ranging £600-£875 pcm, but it was unclear which rents matched which properties.
- Landlord provided a Rightmove 'best price guide' with comparables from a wider area.
- Landlord provided comparables within the same development (Kirkleatham Green) ranging £865-£955 pcm, given greatest weight as most directly relevant.
- Tribunal also relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal gave greatest weight to the landlord's evidence of agreed rents for comparable properties within the same development, finding this most directly relevant, while discounting the tenant's comparables as unclear. Combining this evidence with its own expert knowledge of local rental values, and finding the property in good condition requiring no adjustment, the tribunal determined a market rent of £840 pcm, below the landlord's proposed £865 pcm.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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