56 Centurion Court, 83 Camp Road, St. Albans, Herts AL1 5JN
Condition: Flat was in essentially satisfactory condition with no current disrepair, though a lift at the block had suffered historic service issues now resolved.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal relied on its own general knowledge of market rent levels in St. Albans rather than specific comparable evidence submitted by either party.
- Landlord provided the incoming condition record from the start of the tenancy showing the property itself was essentially satisfactory.
- Tenant's evidence concerned historic lift service problems, found to no longer be ongoing and so not justifying a deduction.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal determined the market rent using its own general knowledge of rent levels in St. Albans, assessing a fully fitted property in good order at £1500 pcm. It found no current disrepair affecting the flat or communal areas, and treated the historic lift breakdown as resolved, so made no deduction from this starting figure. Water charges were kept separate from the rent and not included in the decided figure.
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