Rent Increase Checker

12 Corelli Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4NB

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 2 January 2025Case HAV/24UB/MNR/2024/0521
Rent before
£1,500
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,700
+13.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,650
+£150 a month (+10.0%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 16 September 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1,700 per month, up from £1,500 per month, for a house in RG22. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,650 per calendar month, effective from 2 October 2024, relying on its own knowledge of rental values in Basingstoke and finding the property in good order at the start of the tenancy with carpets, curtains and white goods supplied by the landlord. It rejected the tenant's argument that the property should be treated as having two bedrooms.

What decided it:Property conditionSize

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…calendar month with effect from 2nd October 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 27th August 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,700 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,500 per month to take effect from 2nd October 2024. 2. On 16th September 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new…”
Asked for
“…Tribunal determines a rent of £1,650 per calendar month with effect from 2nd October 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 27th August 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,700 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,500 per month to take effect from 2nd October 2024. 2. On 16th September 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referr…”
Tribunal set
“…rmination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr I R Perry FRICS Mr S J Hodges Date of Application : 16th September 2024 Date of Decision : 2nd January 2025 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,650 per calendar month with effect from 2nd October 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 27th August 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed…”