101 Itchen Avenue, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 8NL
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 21 November 2024Case HAV/24UD/MNR/2024/0520
Rent before
£1,210
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,500
+24.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,400
+£190 a month (+15.7%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 2 October 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
For a property in postcode district SO50, the landlord asked for a rent of £1,500 a month, up from £1,210 a month, from 2 October 2024. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,400 a month, effective from 2 October 2024, based on comparable evidence and its own knowledge of rental values in the Eastleigh area. The tribunal made no adjustment for the property's condition and did not inspect the property, deciding the case on the papers.
Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…_________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 29 August 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,500 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,210 per month to take effect from 2 October 2024. 2. The Tenant's application is undated and served under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988. The Tenant referred the Landlord's n…”
- Asked for
- “…effect from 2 October 2024. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 29 August 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,500 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,210 per month to take effect from 2 October 2024. 2. The Tenant's application is undated and served under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 19…”
- Tribunal set
- “…on of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal : Mr D Jagger MRICS Mr C Davies FRICS Date of Summary Reasons : 22 October 2024 _______________________________________________ DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,400 per calendar month with effect from 2 October 2024. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 29 August 2024 the Landlord served a notice…”