Ground Floor Flat, 2 Brunswick Terrace, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4AE
Condition: Property not let in good tenantable condition with full white goods and curtains, requiring downward adjustment from the open market rent.
Evidence considered
- Tribunal considered written submissions and comparable evidence from both parties
- Tribunal applied its own expert general knowledge of rental values in the area
- Deductions made from full open market rent for tenant's provision of white goods (£20) and curtains (£10)
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition at £625 pcm, based on comparable evidence from both parties and its own expert knowledge of local rental values. Because the tenant, rather than the landlord, supplied some white goods and curtains, deductions of £20 and £10 respectively were made from the full market rent. This resulted in a determined rent of £595 pcm, effective from the date specified in the landlord's notice as the tenant raised no hardship argument.
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