11 Tremear Green, St Columb Road, Saint Columb, TR9 6RB
Condition: Semi-detached house with ineffective electric heating, damp and mould, holes around windows, and general disrepair, though landlord had completed some repairs.
Evidence considered
- Tenants provided photographs and videos taken at the start of the tenancy showing poor condition
- Landlord provided a Rents Form 1A with comparable evidence and repair invoices
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the landlord's comparables
- Starting market rent of £985 pcm (for property in good, modernised condition) was reduced by deductions for tenant-provided white goods and flooring, damp and mould, and general disrepair/decoration
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed a notional market rent of £985 pcm for the property if modernised and in good condition, based on its own expert knowledge and the landlord's comparable evidence. It then deducted sums for the tenants' own provision of white goods and flooring, and for damp/mould and general disrepair and poor decoration, arriving at £850 pcm. As the tenant provided no evidence of undue hardship, the new rent took effect from the date in the landlord's notice.
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