Flat 22, Penistone House, Kelham Mills, Block C, 5 Adelaide Lane, Sheffield, S3 8BJ
Condition: Second-floor flat in a purpose-built complex with several maintenance issues including an obstructed balcony window, faulty door intercom, a cracked party wall, diminished natural light, and a remote parking space; let bare with tenant-supplied white goods and furniture.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered nearby flats to rent, two in the same complex, described as not direct comparables but used to inform its judgement
- Tribunal assessed an open market rent (with services) of £950 pcm for the property in good condition
- Deductions totalling £200 pcm applied for specific defects: £40 obstructed window, £85 lack of landlord-supplied white goods/furniture, £40 faulty intercom, £5 cracked party wall, £10 diminished light, £20 remote parking space
- Tenant submitted no comparable evidence; landlord submitted no representations
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal inspected the property and nearby flats (two in the same complex) to assess an open market rent of £950 pcm including services for the property in good condition. It then deducted a total of £200 pcm for specific identified faults (obstructed window, lack of landlord-supplied white goods/furniture, faulty intercom, cracked party wall, diminished light, remote parking), arriving at £750 pcm. The effective date of the increase was delayed to the date of the decision itself under section 14(7) due to the tenant's financial hardship and illness.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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