19 Compton Road Buxton Derbyshire SK17 9DN
Condition: The property is in poor general condition, with unusable fireplaces, rot, cracked ceilings/walls, a dated kitchen and bathroom, and a garage requiring rebuilding.
Evidence considered
- Neither landlord nor tenant provided comparable evidence.
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values to set a market rent for the property in good condition (£325/week), then applied deductions for poor condition, tenant-provided fixtures, and decorating liability.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal inspected the property and accepted the tenant's extensive list of disrepair issues (unusable fireplaces, rot, cracked ceilings, dated kitchen/bathroom, failing roof and garage), finding the overall condition poor. With no comparable evidence from either party, the tribunal used its own market knowledge to value the property in good condition at £325/week, then deducted £140 for condition, £25 for tenant-provided curtains/carpets/white goods, and 5% (£15) for tenant decorating liability, arriving at a rounded market rent of £145 per week (£628.33 pcm). As the tenant raised hardship, the new rent was directed to take effect from the date of determination rather than the date in the landlord's notice.
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