95 Harrison Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3HN
Condition: The property required remedial works to the boundary fencing and excluded a rear outbuilding from the tenancy.
Evidence considered
- Tenant cited comparable properties locally at £950-£1100 pcm but submitted no supporting evidence
- Landlord referred to three comparable properties currently advertised on the open market at £1250-£1400 pcm
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the submitted comparables
- Adjustment made for disrepair (boundary fencing) and exclusion of a rear outbuilding from the tenancy
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal began from an open-market rent of £1250 pcm, derived from landlord's comparable evidence and its own knowledge, for the property in good tenantable condition. It then reduced this to £1200 pcm to reflect the property's need for repairs (boundary fencing) and the exclusion of a rear outbuilding from the tenancy, both of which were undisputed between the parties.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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