3B Salisbury Street, Hull, HU5 3EU
Condition: Ground floor one-bedroom flat in a converted mansion house, otherwise in good condition but with tall single-glazed timber windows in poor condition causing cold rooms and higher heating costs.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted 5 comparable one- and two-bedroom unfurnished flats/houses in period properties in Hull, with asking rents ranging from £395 to £500 pcm
- Landlord did not submit any comparable evidence or representations
- Tribunal also relied on its own knowledge and experience of the Hull rental market
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal weighed the tenant's comparable evidence (five similar one-bedroom flats and one two-bedroom property in Hull, asking rents £395-£500 pcm) against its own market knowledge, as the landlord provided no evidence or representations. It set the rent below the landlord's proposed figure and the top of the comparable range to reflect the very poor condition of the single-glazed timber windows and the resulting higher heating costs, arriving at £475 pcm.
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