4A Winding Street, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3AT
Condition: Detached 1960s house, EPC C75, gas central heating and UPVC double glazing, with boiler and flat roof replaced in 2024.
Evidence considered
- Landlord submitted a letting agent's email giving a rental range of £1,100-£1,400 pcm, but this was not based on an inspection so limited weight was given.
- Tenant did not submit comparable evidence, only noted improvements made (fitted wardrobe, new front door, upgraded electrics, decking improvements).
- Tribunal relied substantially on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the limited agent evidence.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal set a starting market rent of £1,200 pcm for the property in good modernised condition with a private garden, white goods and curtains, based on its own expert knowledge and a letting agent's valuation range (given limited weight as it was not inspection-based). It then deducted £150 to reflect that the property has only a small decked courtyard rather than a conventional private garden, producing a final rent of £1,050 pcm, effective from the date of the landlord's notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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