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14 Suffolk House, 102-8 Baxter Avenue, Southend, Essex SS2 6HZ

Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 13 April 2026Case CAM/00KF/MNR/2026/0019
Rent before
£1,000
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,200
+20.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,200
+£200 a month (+20.0%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 23 January 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord asked for £1,200 a month for a two-bedroom flat in SS2, up from £1,000 a month. The tribunal determined a new rent of £1,200 a month from 23 January 2026, valuing the flat from its own general knowledge of Southend rents and finding no defects that affected the rent. The tenant did not provide comparable rental evidence.

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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…6. This rent does not include other services. 3 4 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy succeeding an earlier fixed term lease, with effect from and including 17 July 2020. A copy was provided. The rent payable from up to and including 16 March 2026 was said to be £1000 per calendar month. Directions 5 Directions, dated 24 February 2025 for the progression of the case, were issued by the Legal Officer to deal with…”
Asked for
“…the new rent sought, from tenant of the Property, regarding a notice of increase of rent served by the landlord, under S.13 of the Housing Act 1988 (the Act). © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2013 2 The notice, dated 21 January 2026, proposed a new rent of £1200 per calendar month from and including 17 March 2026. This rent does not include other services. 3 4 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy succeeding an earlier fixed ter…”
Tribunal set
“…fitted and in good order. From the representations it found that the Property did not suffer from any significant defects sufficient to affect the market rent. The Tribunal therefore leaves the base rent unchanged. The new rent will be therefore £1,200 pcm. Although the landlord is not obliged to charge this rent and may charge a significantly lower rent as a result of their own choice, policy, or governmental regulation; they may not…”

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