Flat 35, 3 Joseph Huntley Walk, Readin, RG1 3GW
Condition: Modern purpose-built flat on the third floor; no specific disrepair mentioned.
Evidence considered
- Neither party submitted evidence or completed reply forms
- Tribunal relied on its own general knowledge and expertise of rental values in the locality
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
Neither party provided submissions or comparable evidence, so the tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values for comparable modern flats. It disregarded the existing rent, the landlord's costs, and the tenant's personal circumstances, assessing the rent a hypothetical willing tenant would pay for the vacant property. It determined a market rent of £2,050 pcm, between the current rent of £1,950 and the landlord's proposed £2,065.
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