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1 Custodian Cottages, Amesbury, Salisbury, Somerset, SP4 7DD

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 14 October 2024Case CHI/00HY/MNR/2024/0168
Rent before
£850
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,200
+41.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,020
+£170 a month (+20.0%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 August 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of this two-bedroom house in SP4 from £850 a month to £1,200 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,020 a month, effective from 1 August 2024. It set a hypothetical rent of £1,200 a month from its own expertise because the parties' comparables carried little weight, then deducted 15% for disrepair to bathroom fittings, decoration and electrics.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…t (“the Notice”) by the Respondent landlord of the property under Section 13 of the Housing Act 1988 (“the Act”) to the Tribunal. 2. The Notice, dated 31 May 2024, proposed a new rent of £1,200.00 per month in lieu of a passing rent of £850.00 per month, to take effect from 1 August 2024. 3. The tenant occupies the property under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement with a commencement date of 1 June 2016; a copy was provided. 4. On 2…”
Asked for
“…D (“the property”), referred a Notice of Increase in Rent (“the Notice”) by the Respondent landlord of the property under Section 13 of the Housing Act 1988 (“the Act”) to the Tribunal. 2. The Notice, dated 31 May 2024, proposed a new rent of £1,200.00 per month in lieu of a passing rent of £850.00 per month, to take effect from 1 August 2024. 3. The tenant occupies the property under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement with a commen…”
Tribunal set
“…14 Housing Act 1988 Tribunal member(s) : Regional Surveyor Clist MRICS Mrs J Coupe FRICS Date of decision : 14 October 2024 REASONS © CROWN COPYRIGHT Decision of the Tribunal On 14 October 2024 the Tribunal determined a Market Rent of £1,020 per month to take effect from 1 August 2024. Background 1. By way of an application received by the Tribunal on 16 July 2024, the Applicant tenant of 1 Custodian Cottages, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wilts…”