Flat 1, 174 Tooting High St., London SW17 0RX
Condition: Modernised first-floor flat in a traditional brick building with a new mansard roof, described by the tribunal as in good order.
Evidence considered
- Landlord provided a copy of a tenancy for a comparable flat (Flat 3) in the same building let at £2,100 pcm, with its own section 13 notice.
- Tribunal's own general knowledge of market rents in the London Borough of Wandsworth, estimated at £1,850–£2,350 pcm.
- Tenant argued for £1,700–£1,800 pcm but provided no comparable evidence.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal relied on its own general knowledge of market rents in the London Borough of Wandsworth (range £1,850–£2,350 pcm) and on the landlord's evidence of a comparable unit in the same building (Flat 3) let at £2,100 pcm, to find the full proposed rent of £2,150 pcm reasonable for this two-bedroom flat in good condition. It found no grounds for an end allowance/deduction and rejected the tenant's hardship argument due to lack of supporting evidence, so the rent took effect from the original notice date.
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