2 Berengers Court, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6HY
Condition: Large double bedroom in good condition with shower room, in a shared house with a kitchen in fair/usable condition.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted eight Zoopla flat-share listings showing asking rents of £750-£900 pcm, but six had expired and could not be verified, limiting their weight.
- Landlord provided a witness statement justifying the proposed rent but no comparable evidence.
- Tribunal relied primarily on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, supplemented by an inspection of the property.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal determined an open market rent of £925 pcm inclusive of bills, based on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, the inspection findings, and limited weight given to the tenant's partly unverifiable comparables and the landlord's unevidenced submission. A notional £25 deduction was applied for the tenant's estimated contribution to council tax and water rates, producing a determined rent of £900 pcm exclusive of those charges, effective from the date in the landlord's notice.
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