77 Buckland Avenue, Dover, Kent, CT16 2NS
Condition: Property has a hole in the ceiling allowing water ingress, dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, and some damp/mould; tenant provides own white goods.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered written submissions from the tenant; landlord made no submissions
- Tribunal relied on its own expert/general knowledge of local rental values
- Full open market rent (good condition) assessed at £1,350 pcm, then reduced by itemised deductions for condition issues
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition at £1,350 pcm based on its own expert knowledge and the tenant's submissions, as the landlord provided no evidence. It then applied specific deductions totalling £205 for the tenant's own provision of white goods, a dated kitchen and bathroom, a hole in the roof/ceiling allowing water ingress, and damp/mould, arriving at a final rent of £1,145 pcm effective from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
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