13 Coniston Road, Sheffield, S8 OUT
Condition: Mid-terraced house with multiple unresolved disrepair issues including a damp attic bedroom, rotten window frame and fencing, a non-functioning oven and hob, a leaking kitchen sink, an unusable log burning stove, a defective stair handrail, and cracked bathroom floor tiles.
Evidence considered
- Landlord submitted 10 comparable properties in the local area with asking rents ranging from £750 to £1,200 pcm, used by the Tribunal as a general guide despite not being inspected individually.
- Tenant did not provide any comparable evidence or challenge the landlord's comparables.
- Tribunal applied itemised rent deductions totalling £150 pcm to reflect specific disrepair found on inspection.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal used ten landlord-submitted comparables (rents ranging £750-£1,200 pcm) as a guide to set a market rent of £900 pcm for the property in good condition, then deducted a total of £150 pcm for specific disrepair items (damp attic bedroom, exterior faults, non-functioning kitchen appliances and leaking sink, unusable log burner, defective stair handrail, cracked bathroom floor tiles), arriving at a determined rent of £750 pcm. The tenant did not submit comparable evidence or dispute the landlord's comparables, and the tribunal found the landlord's notice of increase valid.
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