111 Eversleigh Road, London, SW11 5UY
Condition: 1890s mid-terraced house with mostly single-glazed timber windows, central heating, modern kitchen and bathroom, but numerous unremedied minor defects including damp, mould, broken locks and handles, and tenant-replaced floor coverings.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal's own general knowledge of market rent levels in the local borough (no third-party comparables submitted)
- Tenant's Form 6 listing numerous unresolved minor defects (damp, mould, broken locks/handles, missing extractor fan, cracked door frame, damp patches) used to justify a condition-based deduction
- Landlord did not submit Form 1a or any representations/evidence
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal used its own knowledge of market rents in the local borough to value the property at £2,750 pcm as if fully fitted and in good condition. It then deducted £400 pcm to reflect the absence of double glazing in most windows, the tenant having had to replace floor coverings, and a long list of unremedied minor defects, arriving at a determined rent of £2,350 pcm from the notice date.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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