68 Burfield Street Leicester LE4 6AN
Condition: Mid-terraced house let for over 20 years with no significant kitchen/bathroom upgrades, poor decorative condition, no smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, though the gas boiler had recently been replaced.
Evidence considered
- Landlord submitted a Rightmove 'Best Price Guide' showing comparable rentals from £825 to £1,000 pcm
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, estimating typical achieved rents around £950 pcm (~£219 pw)
- Some landlord comparables (£900-£950 pcm) were given limited weight as it was unclear whether they were marketing or achieved rents
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal started from a market rent of £219 pw based on its own knowledge and online/agent comparables (achieved rents around £950 pcm, i.e. ~£219 pw, for similar properties), then deducted £50 pw for the property's condition (no smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, no significant improvement since 2001) and £10 pw for carpets, curtains and white goods provided by the tenant, arriving at £159 pw. As this was close to the landlord's proposed £157.61 pw, the tribunal confirmed the landlord's notice figure as the market rent.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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