Flat 19 Jessop Lodge 100 Tamworth Road London CR0 1XX
Condition: Not inspected; tribunal valued on assumption property was modernised and in good order.
Evidence considered
- Tenant cited a 1-bed flat in the same building advertised at £1450 pcm
- Tenant cited a comparable 1-bed flat on a nearby road at £1450 pcm
- Tenant cited a 1-bed flat with amenities (gym, concierge) at £1557 pcm
- No landlord evidence was submitted
- Tribunal also relied on its own general knowledge of local rental values
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal relied on the tenant's comparable evidence of similar 1-bedroom flats in the area letting for around £1450-£1557 pcm, together with its own expert knowledge of local rental values, as no evidence was submitted by the landlord. It concluded the market rent for the subject flat, assumed modernised and in good order, was £1500 pcm, making no further adjustments, which equalled the existing passing rent rather than the landlord's proposed increase.
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