30 Flowitt Street, Doncaster, DN4 0FN
Condition: Recently built (within last 10 years) two-storey detached property with garden and driveway; no adjustments made for condition as it was treated as modernised and in good order.
Evidence considered
- Tenant cited three comparable three-bedroom properties on the same estate ranging from £995 to £1100 pcm, arguing the proposed rent was at the top of the range.
- Landlord cited four direct comparables all at £1100 pcm for similar three-bedroom detached/semi-detached properties nearby.
- Landlord also provided a letting-team extract of 13 additional achieved rents on similar properties ranging from £1100 to £1225 pcm.
- Tribunal gave weight to all comparables as being the same or very similar properties on the same estate, combined with its own market knowledge.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal accepted the landlord's proposed rent of £1100 pcm, finding it consistent with a substantial body of comparable evidence from similar detached/semi-detached three-bedroom properties on the same estate and nearby, ranging from £995 to £1225 pcm. No adjustments were made for condition, disrepair, or tenant improvements. Both parties submitted comparables, and the tribunal relied on these plus its own expert knowledge of local rental values.
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