50 Nouveau House, 34 Fyfield Road EN1 3FS
Condition: Third-floor studio flat (~22m2) in a converted 1980s office building, single room with kitchen and shower/WC, double glazed, under-floor heating from communal system, unfurnished, with lift but no off-street parking.
Evidence considered
- Written submissions and comparable evidence provided by both tenant and landlord
- Tribunal's own expert/general knowledge of rental values in the area
- Adjustments made for tenant improvements, furniture/floor coverings, dilapidation and obsolescence
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed open market rent at £1,530 pcm based on its own expert knowledge of local rental values and the comparable evidence submitted by both parties, adjusted for tenant improvements, furniture, dilapidation and obsolescence. It then directed the lower figure proposed by the landlord's notice (£1,500 pcm) be adopted as the determined rent, with the effective date deferred to the date of decision rather than the date in the landlord's notice to avoid undue hardship to the tenant.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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