26 Chantress Close,Dagenham,Essex,RM10 9YW
Condition: Ground floor two-bedroom flat in a purpose-built block, subject to deductions for dilapidation and obsolescence.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal's own expert/general knowledge of local rental values, used to set a baseline open market figure of ~£1,800 pcm
- Findings from the tribunal's physical inspection of the property
- Written submissions from the tenant considered, though no comparable evidence from either party is detailed
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed an open market rent of about £1,800 pcm for the property in good condition, then made deductions for tenant improvements, tenant furniture and floor coverings, dilapidation and obsolescence. This produced a determined rent equal to the existing passing rent of £1,350 pcm, below the landlord's proposed £1,500, with the increase effectively not applied.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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