74 Edmunds Road, Cranwell Village, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8EP
Condition: Tenant raised minor condition issues (garden fencing/gate and boiler) which the tribunal considered minor and not impacting rental value.
Evidence considered
- Landlord provided four 3-bed comparables ranging £895-£975 pcm (detached, semi-detached, mid-terrace)
- Tribunal found three comparables to be superior properties, not directly comparable
- Fourth comparable (mid-terrace, £895 pcm) was most similar but more modernised and an asking rent rather than agreed figure
- Tenant submitted no comparable evidence
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the comparables
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal reviewed the landlord's four comparables, finding three to be superior properties and the fourth (a mid-terrace asking rent) the closest match though more modernised than the subject property. Combining this evidence with its own expert knowledge of local rental values, the tribunal determined a market rent of £875 pcm, between the tenant's proposed £800 and the landlord's proposed £900. Minor condition issues raised by the tenant were not considered sufficient to warrant any adjustment.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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