Room 3, Chideock Hill Cottage Chideock Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6JW
Evidence considered
- No comparable evidence was considered as the application was struck out on a procedural/jurisdictional point before any valuation evidence was assessed.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal struck out the application for lack of jurisdiction because the landlord's section 13(2) notice proposed a new rent to start on a date that was not the beginning of a tenancy period (tenancy ran from the 7th of the month, but the notice proposed commencement on the 5th). As the notice was invalid, no market rent could be determined; the landlord remains free to serve a fresh, valid notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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