Basement Flat, 47A Lansdowne Street, Hove, BN3 1FT
Condition: Basement flat lacking central heating, with poor EPC rating, and tenant-provided carpets, curtains, white goods, kitchen and bathroom fittings, with general condition below good tenantable standard.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal relied on written submissions from both parties plus its own expert knowledge of local rental values, without a physical inspection.
- Starting point of £1,100 pcm open market rent in good condition was adjusted downward for lack of central heating/poor EPC, tenant-provided fittings and furnishings, and general condition.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal first assessed the open market rent for the property if in good tenantable condition with standard landlord-provided fittings at £1,100 pcm, based on written evidence and its own expert knowledge of the local market. It then deducted amounts for the tenant's own provision of white goods, carpets/curtains, kitchen and bathroom fittings, for lack of central heating and a poor EPC rating, and for general condition, totalling £450 in deductions, arriving at a determined rent of £650 pcm effective from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
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