132 Walker House, Phoenix Road, Camden, London, NW1 1ER
Condition: Split-level flat in a 1930s social housing block with a tired kitchen, dated bathroom, and notable condensation/mould on the upper floor and in a storage cupboard.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted a 44-page bundle including details of comparable properties ranging from £1946 to £2249 per month.
- Landlord submitted marketing details of similar properties, but these lacked actual letting amounts, limiting their evidentiary weight.
- Tribunal relied on its own expertise alongside the submitted evidence to reach an initial valuation before deducting for disrepair/condition issues.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the market rent at £2450 pcm for the flat in good tenantable condition, based on the tenant's and landlord's evidence of comparables and the tribunal's own expertise. It then deducted £450 pcm to reflect condensation and mould on the upper floor, a dated bathroom and a tired (though functional) kitchen, giving a determined rent of £2000 pcm, effective from the date the landlord's notice would have taken effect.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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