13 Boiler House, Electric Wharf, Coventry, CV1 4JU
Condition: A residential development property near the canal in Coventry city centre, described by the tenant as effectively a bedsit with a partitioned bedroom area lacking additional heating or natural light, let with basic furniture included.
Evidence considered
- No comparable evidence was submitted by either party.
- The tribunal relied on its own knowledge and experience together with its own online research into rents for comparable properties in the area.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord proposed increasing the rent from £650 to £850 pcm. Neither party submitted comparable evidence, so the tribunal relied on its own knowledge, experience and online research into comparable rents in the area. It determined a market rent of £700 pcm, taking into account the tenant's description of the property as a bedsit-style studio with a partitioned bedroom area lacking heating/natural light, and basic furniture included.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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