43 Glenpark Road Birmingham B8 3QH
Condition: Property is in good tenantable condition with central heating, double glazing and completed repairs, though white goods are provided by the tenant rather than the landlord.
Evidence considered
- Landlord's comparable: a similar property recently let by the landlord at £1,300 per month
- Landlord's comparables: five similar properties within 3 miles marketed between £1,250-£1,600 per month
- Tribunal applied a £50 deduction from its assessed £1,250 market rent to account for white goods being provided by the tenant rather than the landlord
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal relied on landlord-submitted comparable lettings and marketing evidence in the surrounding area, together with its own expert knowledge, to assess an open market rent of £1,250 per month for the property in good condition. It then deducted £50 to reflect that white goods were provided by the tenant rather than the landlord, arriving at a determined rent of £1,200 per month, matching the landlord's originally proposed rent.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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