3 Frieston Avenue, Fernwood, Newark, Nottingham, NG24 5BB
Condition: A modern (approximately 12-year-old build/one-year-old) detached house in good condition, with central heating, double glazing, white goods, carpets and alarm system.
Evidence considered
- Tenant provided evidence of similar local properties letting between £1,145 and £1,400 pcm.
- Tenant provided photographic evidence of nearby construction works causing noise and disruption.
- Landlord submitted no reply or evidence.
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the tenant's comparables.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the property's market rent in good, modernised condition at £1,300 pcm based on its own expert knowledge and the tenant's comparable evidence of similar local lettings (£1,145-£1,400 pcm). It then deducted £50 pcm to reflect disturbance from nearby construction works evidenced by the tenant, arriving at a determined rent of £1,250 pcm. No hardship claim was made, so the increase took effect from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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