90 Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AX
Condition: No specific condition issues were raised; property is a period mid-terraced house with garden and on-street parking.
Evidence considered
- No comparable rental evidence was submitted by either party.
- Tribunal relied on its own market knowledge and expertise, supplemented by publicly available information such as Google Earth Pro, to determine the rent.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
Neither party submitted comparable rental evidence: the tenant provided no supporting evidence and the landlord did not participate beyond serving the notice. The tribunal therefore relied on its own expertise and market knowledge, along with publicly available information (including Google Earth), to assess the open-market rent for a three-bedroom mid-terrace house, determining £1,400 pcm (below the landlord's proposed £1,600 but above the previous £1,200), effective from the date specified in the section 13 notice.
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