24 Crantock Street, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1JR
Condition: Property has dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, lacks modern white goods, and has general wants of repair including damp and mould growth.
Evidence considered
- Tenant provided written submissions/comparable evidence; landlord provided none
- Tribunal relied on its own expert and general knowledge of local rental values
- Adjustments made for lack of modern white goods, dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, and general disrepair including damp and mould growth
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition at £1,200 pcm based on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, the tenant's written submissions, and general market knowledge (the landlord made no submissions). It then deducted £225 pcm to reflect the property's actual condition - lack of modern white goods, a dated kitchen and bathroom, and general disrepair including damp and mould - arriving at a determined rent of £975 pcm, effective from the date in the landlord's notice as no hardship was claimed.
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