6 George Street, Dewsbury, WF13 3LL
Evidence considered
- No comparable rental evidence was considered; the case turned entirely on the validity of the landlord's statutory notice.
- Parties agreed the notice omitted the prescribed guidance notes and the landlord's contact address, leading to a finding of invalidity and lack of jurisdiction.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal did not determine a market rent. It found that the landlord's section 13(2) notice was invalid because it omitted the mandatory guidance notes forming part of the prescribed Form No. 4 (and also lacked the landlord's contact address/phone number), depriving the tenant of essential statutory information. As there was no valid notice, the Tribunal had no jurisdiction under section 14 and struck out the tenant's application.
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