Flat 4, Knights Place, 53 Lower Green Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4DX
Condition: Valued on the basis of the property being in good tenantable condition
Evidence considered
- No written comparable evidence submitted by either party; Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of rental values in the area and information freely available on the internet
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
Neither party submitted written comparable evidence; the Tribunal relied on the application form, the lease, and its own general expert knowledge of local rental values (without an inspection) to determine the open market rent. It assessed the property as if in good tenantable condition and set the rent below the landlord's proposed figure but well above the previous rent, with the increase taking effect from the date specified in the landlord's notice as the tenant raised no hardship argument.
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