Top Floor Flat, 3 Horton Place, Kensington, London, W8 4LZ
Condition: A converted third-floor Victorian flat with dated kitchen and sanitary fittings, single glazing, dated carpets, no lift, a ceiling leak and rodent droppings, requiring redecoration.
Evidence considered
- No comparable evidence was submitted by either party
- Tribunal relied on its own inspection findings and general market knowledge/expertise
- Starting (modernised) market rent of £2,000 pcm reduced by £325 for condition issues
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal assessed the market rent of a modernised, well-presented equivalent flat at £2,000 pcm based on its own expert knowledge of the local market, no comparable evidence being submitted by either party. It then deducted £325 to reflect the property's dated kitchen and sanitary fittings, need for redecoration, lack of lift to the third floor, single glazing, dated carpets, an electricity supply issue, a ceiling leak and rodent droppings, giving a determined rent of £1,675 pcm effective from the date specified in the landlord's notice.
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