25 Keer Court, Bordesley Village, Birmingham B9 4PQ
Condition: Second floor flat requiring some works, with tenant-funded improvements including redecoration and floor coverings, and landlord-supplied white goods.
Evidence considered
- Nearby comparable at 18 Keer Court let at £875 pcm unfurnished - given most weight
- Nearby comparable at 7 Keer Court advertised at £775 pcm but let at £750 - given significant weight
- Other Keer Court lettings/adverts ranging £620-£920 pcm considered but given less weight
- No formal written comparable evidence submitted; evidence given orally at hearing and via online adverts
- Tribunal applied deductions from assessed market rent of £820 pcm for property condition, tenant improvements, tenant-provided carpets/curtains/white goods, and tenant's decorating liability
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition at £820 pcm, relying mainly on nearby comparables at 18 Keer Court (£875 pcm) and 7 Keer Court (£775 pcm advertised, let at £750 pcm), with other local lettings and adverts considered but given less weight. From this baseline it deducted amounts for the property's condition, improvements and fixtures provided by the tenant (including carpets, curtains and white goods), and the tenant's liability for internal redecoration, arriving at a determined rent of £775 pcm, matching the landlord's originally proposed rent.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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