77 Saunders Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 5DF
Condition: No specific condition evidence was provided; the tribunal assumed the property to be in good condition.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted a rent increase notice for a neighbouring, allegedly identical property showing £108.94/week inclusive of service charge, but the tribunal gave it no weight as it reflected a regulated/capped social rent increase rather than market value.
- Tribunal relied on its own expert and general knowledge of rental values in the area in absence of other evidence.
- Landlord did not submit any evidence.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal disregarded the tenant's comparable (a neighbouring property's rent increase notice) because social landlord rent increases are capped under the Regulator of Social Housing's Rent Standard and do not reflect market value. Instead, relying on its own expert knowledge of local rental values, the tribunal determined a market rent of £156 per week (inclusive of service charges), based on the property being in good condition and rent being charged for 50 of 52 weeks per year.
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