Apartment 310 Centenary Plaza 18 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TW
Condition: The flat had reported issues including damp to walls and furnishings, and the tribunal set the rent on the basis of the property being brought to a modernised, good condition comparable to similar lettings.
Evidence considered
- Tenant's own estimate of rental value at £1,200-£1,250 pcm based on similar apartments in the same block
- Tenant-submitted comparables of similar apartments in the same building showing asking rents of £1,100-£1,250 pcm, furnished to varying degrees
- Photographs submitted by the tenant showing damp to walls and furnishings
- No evidence submitted by the landlord
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the tenant's comparables
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord's notice proposed increasing the rent from £1,250 to £1,375 pcm, but the landlord submitted no supporting evidence. The tenant provided comparable evidence of similar flats in the same block letting for £1,100-£1,250 pcm and photographic evidence of damp affecting the property. Relying on its own expertise and the tenant's comparables, the tribunal found the market rent for the property in good, modernised condition to be £1,250 pcm, unchanged from the existing rent.
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