19 Fellows Park Gardens Walsall WS2 9DT
Condition: The tenant had replaced flooring and decorated the property.
Evidence considered
- Neither party submitted comparable evidence or returned reply forms
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge and online research of local rental values
- £25 pcm deduction applied for tenant's decorating/flooring improvements
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal adopted the landlord's proposed rent of £695 pcm as the market rent, based on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, as neither party provided comparable evidence. It then deducted £25 pcm to reflect the tenant's liability for decorating (having replaced flooring and decorated), arriving at a determined rent of £670 pcm.
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