14 Daynor House Quex Road London NW6 4PR
Condition: 1950s purpose-built flat of about 42m2 in fair overall condition, with minor persistent high-level mould staining at ceiling/wall intersections in more than one room.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted photographs showing minor high-level damp staining and mould growth, and an EPC indicating a floor area of about 42m2, considered but found not significant enough to justify a reduction from the open-market figure.
- Landlord submitted no representations or comparable evidence.
- Tribunal relied on its own general knowledge of market rent levels in and around LB Camden to arrive at the open-market figure.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal used its own knowledge of market rents in the area to find that a typical one-bedroom purpose-built flat of this size and condition, fully fitted with landlord's white goods, carpets and curtains, would let for £1650 pcm on normal AST terms. It considered the tenant's evidence of minor, persistent high-level mould staining but found this insufficient to justify any downward adjustment from the open-market starting figure. As the landlord made no representations, the tribunal's assessment was based on its own expertise and the tenant's limited evidence, resulting in a determined rent of £1650 pcm, below the landlord's proposed £1700 but above the tenant's suggested £1600.
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