6 Crockett Court 41 John Street Tamworth B77 3EB
Condition: House with some disrepair including a cracked front door, missing roof tiles, a bath leak with water damage, and worn carpets lacking underlay.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted Rightmove listings for six comparable 2+ bedroom properties in Tamworth, five priced £875-£900 pcm and one at £700 pcm
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, estimating a market range of £825-£900 pcm, noting rentals over £900 pcm related to properties with dedicated (not allocated courtyard) parking
- Landlord provided no evidence
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal adopted a starting market rent of £900 pcm based on its own knowledge of local rental values and the tenant's comparable listings, noting the property's allocated (rather than dedicated) parking limited it below the higher end of the range. It then deducted £75 pcm in total to reflect the property's disrepair (£20), the tenant's provision of white goods (£10), and the tenant's decorating liability (£45), arriving at a rounded figure of £825 pcm.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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