7 Fairfield Avenue, Hilcote, Alfreton, DE55 5HL
Condition: Detached bungalow, assumed gas-fired central heating and UPVC double glazing, with front/rear gardens and a garage; the tenant reported a roof leaking in three places, internal mould that damaged beds and clothes, damp around every window, and had sealed a draughty living-room window themselves.
Evidence considered
No evidence details extracted.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
With no comparable rental evidence from either party (and no submissions at all from the landlord), the tribunal relied on its own market knowledge, online research and the tenant's account of defects, valuing the property in good tenantable condition at £950 pcm. It deducted for draughty windows and mould, the tenant's own window-sealing improvement, and the tenant's liability to redecorate (5%), arriving at £875 pcm — the same as the landlord's proposed rent.
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