26 Beauchamps Gardens Bournemouth BH7 7JE
Condition: Property has gas central heating, double glazing, carpets, small garage and garden; tribunal valued it as if in good repair and condition.
Evidence considered
- Tenant comparable: 3-bed, 1-bath terrace house, EPC C, at £1,650 pcm
- Tenant comparable: 3-bed, 1-bath, 2-reception semi-detached house at £1,500 pcm
- Landlord comparable: 3-bed, 1-bath detached house with downstairs cloakroom, storage, garden and parking at £1,695 pcm, but discounted as not comparable (detached, not semi-detached)
- Tribunal relied mainly on its own expertise and general knowledge of local rental values rather than the comparables
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal found no genuine challenge to the validity of the section 13 notice, treating the tenants' objection as a rent dispute instead. It considered the comparables submitted by both parties but found the landlord's comparable (a detached house) not directly comparable, and gave weight to its own expertise and knowledge of local rental values. It concluded the market rent, assuming good repair and condition, equalled the existing rent of £1,650 pcm, making no adjustments and leaving the question of hardship moot.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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