Chideock Hill Cottage, Chideock, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6JW
Condition: A single furnished first-floor room in a detached house with communal kitchen/bathroom shared with other tenants; room lacks some furniture items such as wardrobe and desk, wood flooring, traffic noise from adjacent main road.
Evidence considered
- Landlord submitted two comparable double room advertisements with asking rents of £650 and £700 pcm
- Tenant submitted photographs of the property but no comparable rental evidence
- Tribunal also relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal determined the market rent by relying on its own expert knowledge of local rental values together with the landlord's comparable evidence of two double rooms advertised at £650 and £700 pcm, adjusted to reflect the subject room's smaller size and current condition. The tenant's claim of undue hardship was rejected due to lack of supporting evidence, so the new rent took effect from the date in the landlord's original notice rather than a later date. The tribunal accepted the landlord's proposed figure of £600 pcm as reflecting fair market value for a furnished single room with utilities and council tax included.
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