Apartment 9, 8 Ibbotson's Lane, Liverpool, L17 1AL
Condition: No specific condition evidence was provided; the Tribunal assumed the property to be in good condition.
Evidence considered
- Tenant submitted a printout of two 3-bedroom comparable lettings at £1,200 and £1,270 pcm (a third comparable was cut off/illegible)
- Landlord submitted no comparable evidence
- Tribunal relied on its own general knowledge and expertise of rental values in the area
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord proposed increasing the rent from £2,100 to £2,200 pcm. The tenant referred the notice to the Tribunal, which decided on the papers without a hearing. Relying on its own expert knowledge of local rental values together with two tenant-submitted comparables (£1,200 and £1,270 pcm for 3-bed properties), and assuming the property to be in good condition, the Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,600 pcm.
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