Apt 28 Tudor House 252 Mauldeth Road West Manchester M21 7TH
Condition: The flat was found to be in fair/reasonable condition, with a previously reported mould issue and boiler fault both having been repaired.
Evidence considered
- Tenant provided no comparable rental evidence, only an assertion that market rent was £750 pcm, plus photographs of alleged disrepair that were unclear and considered historical.
- Landlord provided no direct comparable evidence but submitted an agent's email citing other flats in the same block advertised/let around £895-£950 pcm; tribunal gave this limited weight.
- Tribunal relied mainly on its own general knowledge and expertise of local rental values in the absence of robust comparable evidence from either party.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal rejected the tenant's unsupported disrepair claims, finding the property in reasonable condition after boiler and mould issues had been fixed. With neither party providing strong comparable evidence (the landlord's agent email on nearby flats in the block was considered but not determinative), the tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values to set the market rent at £850 pcm, matching the landlord's proposed figure, effective from the date in the landlord's notice as no undue hardship was shown.
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