Flat 1, 7 Furzehill Parade, Shenley Road, WD6 1DX
Condition: Modern duplex flat converted from offices circa 2021, double glazed with central heating, fitted to a modern standard, though with past isolated issues of mould/condensation now largely remedied.
Evidence considered
- Landlord provided a letting of an 'identical' flat (No.1, 8 Furzehill Parade) in April 2024 at £1,750 pcm, which the tribunal gave greatest weight to
- Landlord submitted a photographic inventory and advertisements for other flats as general market evidence
- Tenant's submissions focused on personal circumstances and property condition issues (mould/anti-social behaviour), which the tribunal could not take into account in the open-market valuation
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal applied the statutory open-market test, disregarding the tenant's personal circumstances, the existing rent history, and the landlord's own costs or repair obligations. It placed greatest weight on a directly comparable letting of an identical flat in the same parade let in April 2024 at £1,750 pcm, noting the property's good transport and retail location and off-street parking, and determined the market rent at the landlord's proposed figure of £1,750 pcm, effective from the date specified in the section 13 notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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