27 Brook Street, Hemswell, Gainsborough, DN21 5UJ
Condition: Property has electric heating, double-glazing throughout, some carpeted/tiled floors, no furniture provided; tribunal valued it as if in good condition comparable to the market evidence.
Evidence considered
- Landlord provided 18 RightMove comparables (3-bed detached/semi-detached/terraced/town house/cottage properties within 10 miles) ranging £725-£1,100 pcm, given significant weight
- Tenant asserted neighbours' rents rose less but supplied no figures or evidence, given no weight
- Tenant's claim of an oral rent-freeze agreement with a predecessor landlord was considered superseded by the current tenancy agreement and given no weight
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal relied on 18 landlord-submitted comparables (three-bedroom detached, semi-detached, terraced, town house and cottage properties within 10 miles) ranging from £725 to £1,100 pcm advertised on RightMove. The tenant provided no comparable evidence, only an assertion that neighbours' rents had risen less, which was unsupported. The tribunal placed the Property near the top of the comparable range given its condition, arriving at £925 pcm, the same figure the landlord had proposed. The effective date was postponed by one month to 25 September 2026 due to the tenant's evidence of undue hardship from the increase.
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