18A Downs Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2DX
Condition: Property let without landlord-provided flooring, curtains or white goods, with a worn bathroom and general disrepair including window locks.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal's own expert knowledge of local rental values used to set a full open-market rent of £1,100 pcm for the property in good condition
- Deductions applied from that figure for tenant-provided flooring/curtains (£40), tenant-provided white goods (£30), poor bathroom condition (£50) and window locks/general disrepair (£50), based on photographic evidence
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal did not inspect the property but relied on written submissions, photographs and its own general knowledge of local rental values to assess a full open-market rent of £1,100 pcm for the property in good condition with standard landlord-provided fittings. It then deducted £170 to reflect the tenants' own provision of flooring, curtains and white goods, plus the poor condition of the bathroom and general disrepair (window locks etc.), arriving at a determined rent of £930 pcm, effective from the date specified in the landlord's notice as the tenant raised no hardship argument.
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