5 St. Catherines Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0PP
Condition: The property lacks a bathroom, fixed heating system and inside WC, has only very basic kitchen facilities, and has substandard electrics.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal's own expert and general knowledge of rental values in the area
- Written submissions on comparables provided by both tenant and landlord
- Itemised deductions applied for lack of bathroom, hot water, heating, inside WC, basic kitchen, bedroom layout, tenant's carpets/curtains, and substandard electrics
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good lettable condition at £1,300 pcm based on its own knowledge and the evidence provided, then applied substantial deductions totalling £700 to reflect the property's poor condition (no bathroom, no inside WC, no hot water, no fixed heating, only basic kitchen facilities, substandard electrics, awkward bedroom layout) and the tenant's own carpets/curtains. This produced a determined rent of £600 pcm, which happened to equal the existing passing rent, so the new rent took effect from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
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