71A Manor Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3LJ
Condition: Property has issues including no central heating (electric night storage heating only) and internal damp/mould, with white goods, carpets and curtains provided by the tenant rather than the landlord.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered written submissions and comparable evidence from both tenant and landlord
- Tribunal applied its own expert and general knowledge of local rental values
- Started from an open market rent in good condition of £1,050 pcm, then made deductions for tenant-provided white goods, tenant-provided carpets/curtains, lack of central heating, and damp/mould
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition at £1,050 pcm based on comparable evidence and its own expert knowledge, then applied deductions for the tenant's provision of white goods and carpets/curtains, lack of central heating, and internal damp/mould, arriving at £950 pcm. This was below the landlord's proposed £1,100 pcm and above the previous rent of £580 pcm. The new rent took effect from the date specified in the landlord's notice as the tenant raised no hardship argument.
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