Flat 2, 35 Cotswold House, 35 Long Street, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4HR
Condition: Property not let in good tenantable condition, with tenant providing some white goods and noise nuisance affecting the property.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered written submissions from both tenant and landlord
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values
- No physical inspection was carried out; decision based on papers and publicly available information
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition at £675 pcm based on the parties' submissions and its own knowledge of local rental values. It then deducted £25 for the tenant's provision of some white goods and £50 for noise nuisance, arriving at a determined rent of £600 pcm, matching the landlord's originally proposed rent. The new rent took effect from the date specified in the landlord's notice as the tenant raised no hardship objection.
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