3 Romsley Road, Coventry, CV6 3LG, United Kingdom
Condition: Terraced house with gas central heating and double glazing, considered in good order when modernised.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted letting particulars showing comparable properties at £800-£900 pcm, though landlord argued these were from 2024 and rents had since risen.
- Landlord submitted comparables of three two-bedroom terraced houses in the same immediate area advertised at £950-£975 pcm, and a further older terraced house at £950 pcm.
- Tenant disputed landlord's comparables, noting differences such as a conservatory, refurbishment, or an extra living room, and queried whether advertised 'asking rents' reflected achieved rents given long marketing periods.
- Tribunal relied mainly on its own expert knowledge of local rental values rather than adopting either party's comparables directly.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal did not adopt either party's comparable evidence wholesale, noting differences in condition and features among the landlord's comparables and doubts about whether asking rents reflected achieved rents. Instead it relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values for a terraced house of this type and condition to find a market rent of £920 pcm, between the current rent and the landlord's proposed figure. Due to the tenant's evidence of financial hardship (child maintenance obligations), the tribunal exercised its discretion to delay the start date of the new rent from the notice date to the date of determination.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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