Flat 2 Atkinson Court Baden Powell Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 2RT/
Condition: Ground-floor one-bed flat with electric heating and double glazing, landlord-provided carpets/curtains and tenant-provided white goods, plus off-street parking; the tenant said the kitchen is over 20 years old and dated, and had personally repaired kitchen doors, the front door and some tiles, and re-carpeted the flat. Photographs showed it clean and tidy but dated.
Evidence considered
- Landlord: Burlington Square, £800 pcm; St John Court, £600 pcm; Nightingale Close, £575 pcm (all one-bed flats)
- Landlord: a further 13 flats at £475–£850 pcm, generally more modern and higher-specification than the subject property (some age-restricted, bedsits or house-shares)
- Tenant: 11 further flats at £433–£595 pcm, including a studio and house-shares, submitted to argue the landlord's comparables were superior or not local
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal found the landlord's comparables were generally more modern and better-presented than the dated subject flat. It valued a modernised equivalent at £800 pcm, then deducted £190 for the property's age/condition relative to the comparables, £25 for tenant-funded repairs (front door, tiles), and £55 for the tenant's own carpets and white goods, giving £530 pcm.
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