58 Cotton Avenue, London, W3 6YF
Condition: Described as being in good tenantable condition.
Evidence considered
- Tenant provided written submissions with comparable evidence
- Landlord took no part in proceedings and submitted no evidence
- Tribunal relied on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord proposed increasing rent from £1695 to £1796 pcm, and the tenant referred the notice to the tribunal. Without inspecting the property, and with the landlord not participating, the tribunal considered the tenant's written submissions alongside its own expert knowledge of local rental values and determined an open market rent of £1725 pcm for the one-bedroom flat in good tenantable condition.
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