2 Squirrel Close, Dewsbury, WF13 4AE
Condition: 1950s semi-detached bungalow in reasonable external condition, with dated kitchen lacking white goods and an unmodernised bathroom and WC.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal's own knowledge of local market plus comparable properties found within 3 miles (no direct comparables within 1 mile)
- A similar-sized (54m²) 2-bedroom, fully modernised bungalow with white goods, garden and parking listed at £725 pcm
- A 1970s/80s 2-bedroom detached bungalow, less well modernised, let agreed at £795 pcm
- A 1980s 2-bedroom detached bungalow with conservatory at £850 pcm
- Tribunal set a headline market rent of £775 pcm for an equivalent fully modernised property, then deducted £25 pcm for absence of white goods and £75 pcm for unmodernised bathroom/WC
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal found the landlord's rent increase notice valid and assessed market rent using comparable bungalows within 3 miles, as no direct comparables existed within 1 mile. It set a headline rent of £775 pcm for an equivalent fully modernised property with the same favourable features (corner plot, large garden, parking), then deducted £25 pcm for the lack of white goods and £75 pcm for the unmodernised bathroom and WC, arriving at £675 pcm. No tenant improvements were found to warrant a deduction.
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