11 Castor Court, Yateley, Hampshire, GU46 7RL
Condition: The property requires maintenance and repair, with defective double glazing, damp and mould, a hole in a bedroom wall, missing guttering causing water ingress, and old carpets.
Evidence considered
- Landlord's agent comparables of asking rents £1,550-£1,700pcm for 3-bed houses in Yateley/Camberley, noted as smaller and more recently renovated than the subject property
- Southeast region average rent data (ONS-style index) showing £1,430pcm average, 3.6% annual increase
- Tribunal noted all landlord evidence was advertised asking rents rather than achieved rents, giving it limited but useful weight for market tone
- Tenant's photographic and video evidence of disrepair (damp, mould, defective windows, missing guttering, worn carpets) accepted by the landlord's agent and used to justify a condition deduction
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal started from an open-market rent of £1,800pcm for the property modernised and in good condition, based on its own expert knowledge together with landlord comparables (all asking rents) and tenant evidence of disrepair. It then deducted £250pcm to reflect defective double glazing, damp/mould, a hole in a bedroom wall, missing guttering causing water ingress, and old carpets, arriving at a determined rent of £1,550pcm. The tenant's claim of undue hardship to delay the new rent was rejected due to lack of supporting evidence.
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