6 Charlotte Court Branston Road Burton on Trent DE14 3TW
Condition: Tenant reported disrepair in the bedroom and a long-standing cracked kitchen window; tribunal made a downward adjustment for condition.
Evidence considered
- Landlord submitted inspection reports and eight comparable lettings of 1-bed flats in Burton ranging from £650-£775pcm
- Tribunal used its own knowledge to set a starting market rent of £650pcm for the property in good condition, then deducted £25pcm for condition issues
- Tenant provided no comparable evidence, only an account of disrepair and personal circumstances
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal determined a market rent based on its own expert knowledge and the landlord's comparable evidence of nearby one-bedroom flat lettings (£650-£775pcm), arriving at a baseline of £650pcm for the property if modernised and in good order. It then deducted £25pcm to reflect the property's condition compared to the comparables, giving a final determined rent of £625pcm, below the landlord's proposed £650pcm but above the prior rent of £575pcm.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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