Flat 4, Milton Grange, 6 Arundel Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2EL
Condition: Large basement flat in a Victorian building, no double glazing, dated kitchen and bathroom, with damp remediation completed; tenant provides carpets, curtains and white goods.
Evidence considered
- Landlord's agent submitted a list of comparable recently-let properties with rents ranging from £895 to £1,000 pcm, which the tribunal relied on alongside its own expertise.
- Tribunal set a baseline market rent of £1,000 pcm for the property if modernised and fully equipped (as per comparables), then deducted for tenant-provided white goods, carpets/curtains, and dated kitchen/bathroom fittings.
- Tenant provided only an application form with no comparable evidence, noting absence of landlord-provided white goods.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal determined the market rent using its own expertise and comparable evidence submitted by the landlord's agent (rents of £895-£1,000 pcm for similar lettings), setting a baseline of £1,000 pcm for the property in modernised, fully-equipped condition. It then deducted £110 pcm to reflect that the tenant, not the landlord, provides white goods, carpets and curtains, and that the kitchen and bathroom fittings are dated, arriving at a determined rent of £890 pcm effective from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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