415 Churchill Place, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7AA
Condition: Property had outstanding defects including a defective window and non-functioning bathroom heater, not repaired despite notice to the landlord's agent.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered written submissions from both tenant and landlord's agent
- Tribunal applied its own expert general knowledge of local rental values
- Open market rent assessed at £1,250 pcm for property in good tenantable condition, reduced by £50 pcm for unresolved disrepair
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property if in good tenantable condition at £1,250 per month, based on comparable evidence from both parties and its own market knowledge. Because the property had unrepaired defects (a defective window and non-functioning bathroom heater) known to the landlord's agent but not fixed, the tribunal deducted £50 per month to reflect this disrepair, setting the determined rent at £1,200 per month, effective from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
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