2A Gloucester Road, Chesterfield S41 7EH
Condition: Tenant described the house as not in great condition with some repairs outstanding, though the tribunal valued it as if modernised and in good order with white goods and curtains.
Evidence considered
- Tenant provided no comparable evidence, only suggested a range of £650-£700 pcm
- Landlord cited general market lettings of £888-£937 pcm and a two-bed on the same road marketed at £850 pcm, treated as a direct comparable
- Landlord provided four further comparables (3-bed and 2-bed semi-detached houses let at £850-£995 pcm) but without commentary on comparability, so given limited evidential weight
- Tribunal relied mainly on its own expert knowledge of local rental values
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal rejected the tenant's unevidenced suggestion of £650-£700 pcm and gave limited weight to the landlord's comparables due to lack of detail on comparability. Relying mainly on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, with limited reliance on the landlord's comparables, the tribunal assessed the market rent for the property if modernised, in good order, and with white goods/curtains provided at £875 pcm, the same figure the landlord had proposed. No adjustments were made as no further evidence was provided. The tribunal found no undue hardship was evidenced by the tenant and so set the new rent to start on the date in the landlord's notice.
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