Apartment 304, Silkhouse Court, 7 Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, L2 2AA
Condition: Fully furnished third-floor studio apartment with a bathroom; tenant alleged historic water ingress and a non-operative lift but provided no evidence of ongoing issues.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal's general knowledge of market rents in Liverpool city centre
- Photographs of water staining on the ceiling submitted by the tenant
- Tenant's unsubstantiated claims of water ingress and a non-operative lift, given no weight due to lack of supporting evidence
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord proposed increasing the rent from £675 to £750 pcm. The tenant raised concerns about historic water ingress and a lift being out of service, but provided no evidence of ongoing water ingress or unresolved repairs. Without an inspection, the Tribunal relied on its general knowledge of market rents in the vicinity and available evidence, making no adjustment for the condition issues raised, and determined the market rent at the existing level of £675 pcm.
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