Rent assessment

Rent assessment - 1998 - Estates Gazette [1998] EGCS 56 (11/04/98) .

"Northumberland and Durham Property Trust Ltd v London Rent Assessment Committee", QBD 1 April 1998. N owned three flats, subject of two appeals against fair rent assessments. In the first appeal, L considered evidence of high scarcity against submissions by N for an 8.4% allowance. L concluded scarcity was severe. In second appeal L deducted 50% for scarcity. N complained area of comparison too restricted and that L had applied the wrong test in considering scarcity. Both appeals allowed.


FAIR RENTS
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM PROPERTY TRUST LTD V LONDON RENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE AND BORKOWSKI
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM PROPERTY TRUST LTD V LONDON RENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE AND BULLOCK
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM PROPERTY TRUST LTD V LONDON RENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE AND COWDERY AND ANOTHER
RENT ASSESSMENT
SCARCITY