24 Havikil Park, Scotton, Knaresborough, HG5 9JL
Condition: The property is in a good state of repair, modern, with central heating and double glazing, requiring no adjustments for disrepair or lack of modernisation.
Evidence considered
- Landlord provided seven comparable asking rents for 4-5 bedroom houses in Knaresborough, Harrogate, Killinghall and Ripley, ranging from £3250 to £3750 pcm, six of which were considered relevant.
- One further 10-bedroom comparable in Dragon Parade, Harrogate was excluded as not sufficiently comparable.
- Tenant suggested a rent of £2,800 pcm but provided no supporting comparable evidence.
- Tribunal also relied on its own general knowledge and expertise of rental values in the area.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal relied on the landlord's comparable asking-rent evidence for nearby detached houses (excluding one considered too dissimilar) together with its own expert knowledge of the local rental market, concluding the property in good condition with white goods and curtains provided would command in excess of £3,300 pcm. The tenant's suggested figure of £2,800 was noted but unsupported by comparable evidence. No adjustments were made for disrepair or lack of modernisation, and the tribunal determined the market rent at the figure proposed by the landlord's notice, £3,150 pcm.
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