86 Cowslip Bank, Lychpit, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8RR
Condition: Ground floor flat in a modern building, refurbished prior to tenancy, in good tenantable condition.
Evidence considered
- Landlord provided 9 comparable two-bedroom flats in the RG24 postcode, ranging from £1,150 to £1,300 pcm.
- Tenant provided 6 comparables including a one-bedroom flat in Lychpit at £950 pcm and five two-bedroom flats/maisonettes ranging from £1,000 to £1,050 pcm.
- Tribunal also applied its own expert knowledge of local rental values.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal weighed comparable lettings from both parties, with landlord comparables ranging £1,150-£1,300 pcm and tenant comparables ranging £1,000-£1,050 pcm (plus a smaller one-bedroom flat at £950 pcm). Finding the property in good tenantable condition with no need for adjustment, and applying its own expert knowledge, the tribunal determined the market rent at the figure originally proposed by the landlord, £1,150 pcm, effective from the date in the landlord's notice.
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