23 Rangemore Street Burton upon Trent DE14 2ED
Condition: End-terraced house with central heating and double glazing, but with damp affecting one bedroom making it unusable.
Evidence considered
- Landlord provided an estate agent's letter indicating a marketing rental of £825-£850 pcm, given significant weight as the starting point for valuation.
- Tenant did not submit comparable evidence but noted disrepair (damp in one bedroom) and that they had replaced fence panels, leading to deductions totalling £40 pcm.
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values as no inspection took place.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal started from an open market rent of £825 pcm, based on an estate agent's marketing valuation (£825-£850 pcm) and its own knowledge, for the property in good tenantable condition. It then deducted £20 for damp affecting one bedroom and £20 for fence panels replaced by the tenant, giving a determined rent of £785 pcm, effective from the date in the landlord's notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
Want the evidence, not just the decision?
Around half of the decisions in this database cite a problem with the evidence submitted — comparable tribunal outcomes are usually what decides these cases, for both sides. We're testing a paid evidence pack and a guided walkthrough of the application, built from this database.
Landlord evidence pack — from £15
Nearby tribunal outcomes, a rent level likely to survive a challenge, and an evidence pack in the format the tribunal expects — timed for when you serve a section 13 notice.
Register interest in the landlord packTenant pack — from £19
Whether challenging your rent increase is worth it, plus the comparable decisions to include with your MR1 application to the tribunal.
Register interest in the tenant packNot built yet — register your interest by email and we'll let you know when it's ready. This isn't legal advice; see the law and free advice options.