The Annex, Taplins Farm, Church Lane, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, RG27 8EF
Condition: The property was found to be in poor internal and external condition, with a dated kitchen and bathroom, no double glazing, water ingress and damp issues.
Evidence considered
- No specific comparable properties or evidence were submitted by either party; the Tribunal relied on its own knowledge and judgement of rental values in the Basingstoke, Camberley and Aldershot areas.
- Itemised condition-based deductions were applied from a notional 'good condition' market rent, covering poor external/internal repair, dated kitchen and bathroom, lack of double glazing, no outside space, and tenant-provided soft furnishings/white goods.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed a hypothetical open-market rent of £1,600 pcm for the property in good condition with landlord-provided furnishings, based on its knowledge of rental values in the Basingstoke, Camberley and Aldershot areas, then applied itemised deductions (£765 total) for poor external and internal condition, dated kitchen and bathroom, lack of double glazing, no outside space, and the tenant's own provision of soft furnishings/white goods, arriving at a determined rent of £835 pcm, effective from the date in the landlord's notice.
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