4 Rutherglen Drive, Hull, HU9 3PE
Condition: The property is a mid-terrace house that the tribunal found to be in lower condition than the comparables, warranting a downward adjustment.
Evidence considered
- Tenant's comparables: four 2-3 bed terraced/semi properties ranging £575-£750 pcm, used to support a lower rent
- Landlord's comparables: three 2-3 bed terraced properties ranging £785-£895 pcm, used to support a higher rent
- Tribunal's own general knowledge and expertise of local rental values given the wide geographic spread of comparables
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal used comparable evidence from both parties (2 and 3 bed properties in the wider Southcoates/Hull area) together with its own expert knowledge to set a baseline market rent of £750 pcm for the property if modernised and in good condition. It then deducted £25 pcm to reflect the property's condition being below that of the comparables, arriving at £725 pcm. No undue hardship was found, so the new rent took effect from the date in the landlord's original notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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