2 Piazza Court, Street, Somerset, BA16 0GD
Evidence considered
- Tenant provided written submissions, photographs and comparable evidence of rental values
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of rental values in the Street area alongside tenant's evidence
- No adjustment made for property condition based on evidence provided
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord proposed increasing the rent from £1,100 to £1,150 pcm. The tenant referred the notice to the Tribunal and submitted written submissions, photographs and comparable evidence; the landlord did not submit evidence. The Tribunal, using the tenant's comparable evidence and its own general knowledge of rental values in the Street area, determined an open market rent of £1,150 pcm, making no adjustment for condition, and directed this take effect from the date in the landlord's notice as no undue hardship evidence was provided.
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