35 Goodwins Close, CM6 1SQ
Condition: Modern semi-detached brick and tile house with lounge, dining room, kitchen and shower room downstairs, four bedrooms and family bathroom upstairs, off-road parking and rear garden.
Evidence considered
- Landlord's submission that other rentals in the locality start at £2,250 pcm
- Tribunal's own knowledge of the market and publicly available Google Images/Rightmove sales particulars (no inspection carried out)
- No comparable evidence or valuation submitted by the tenant
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal relied on its own knowledge of the market and the landlord's evidence that other local rentals start at £2,250 pcm, rather than the historic passing rent, to determine a market rent of £1,950 pcm. The tenant submitted no comparable evidence or valuation opinion, so the determination was largely based on the landlord's submissions, publicly available sales/rental information and the tribunal's own expertise.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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