203 West One Tower, 7 Cavendish Street, Sheffield, S3 7SH
Condition: Flat in a purpose-built city centre block with some disrepair including loose kitchen flooring, a damaged en-suite floor tile, worn kitchen worktops, draughty windows and water ingress at balcony doors.
Evidence considered
- Landlord had been willing to accept £1,000 per month if the tenants agreed to a new 12-month fixed term, which the Tribunal took as a benchmark.
- Tribunal deducted £50 from its assessed rent to reflect landlord's neglect of specific disrepair items (loose flooring, damaged tile, worn worktops, draughty windows, water ingress).
Tenant submitted evidence: unknown. Landlord submitted evidence: unknown.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,000 per calendar month, noting that the landlord had indicated it would accept this figure if the tenants agreed to a new 12-month fixed-term letting. From its overall assessment the Tribunal deducted £50 to account for the landlord's neglect of several identified disrepair items affecting the flat. No separate itemised figures for services were included.
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