Flat 9C, Tyrell Court, Brookside Way, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 2QS
Condition: Ground floor flat in a dated building, needing some redecoration and with minor repair issues noted from a 2020 inventory.
Evidence considered
- Landlord's agent cited 17 other lettings agreed in the same block at £875 pcm, given significant weight by the tribunal.
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the landlord's comparables.
- A 2020 inventory with photographs showed condition issues, supporting a £50 pcm deduction from the modernised market rent.
- Tenant's assertion that similar flats let at £875 pcm was consistent with the landlord's evidence but not independently evidenced.
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the market rent for the modernised flat in good condition at £875 pcm, based on its own expert knowledge and 17 comparable lettings in the same block at that figure. It then deducted £50 pcm to reflect the property's dated condition and minor repair issues noted in a 2020 inventory, arriving at £825 pcm. As the tenant provided no evidence of undue hardship, the new rent took effect from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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