Ground Floor Flat, 13 New England Road, Brighton, BN1 3TU
Condition: Ground floor flat let without full provision of white goods, with penetrating damp/disrepair and dated electrical wiring.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered written comparable evidence submitted by both tenant and landlords
- Tribunal applied its own expert general knowledge of local rental values
- Deductions made from the open market rent for lack of some white goods (£20), damp penetration and disrepair (£50), and dated electrical wiring (£10)
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal first assessed the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition at £1,000 pcm, based on comparable evidence from both parties and its own market knowledge. It then deducted £80 in total to reflect the property's actual condition: £20 for the tenant's provision of some white goods, £50 for damp penetration and disrepair, and £10 for dated electrical wiring, arriving at a determined rent of £920 pcm. As the tenant raised no issue of undue hardship, the new rent took effect from the date specified in the landlord's original notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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