16 Managua Close Reading RG4 5LX
BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 7 April 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord, Peabody, proposed a rent of £205.17 a week for a two-bedroom mid-terraced house in RG4, and the tenant challenged the increase. The tribunal determined a rent of £285 a week, effective from 7 April 2025, replacing the £199.78 a week previously payable. It valued the house from its own knowledge of Reading rents at £300 a week and deducted £15 a week because the tenant supplies carpets, curtains and white goods, giving no weight to the neighbouring rents the tenant raised as the landlord's rents for other homes are a matter for the landlord alone.
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
Where the figures came from
- Asked for
- “…7 April 2025, of the new rent sought. It was from the 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). 2 The notice dated 3 March 2025, proposed a new rent of £205.17 per week exclusive, with effect from and including 7 April 2025. This rent does not include other services. 2 3 The tenancy is assumed to be an assured periodic weekly tenancy, which origin…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ic Tenancies (Section 14 Determination) Housing Act 1988 Section 14 Address of Premises The Tribunal members were 16 Managua Close Reading RG4 5LX Mr Neil Martindale FRICS Landlord Peabody Address Tenant Tannika Robb 1. The rent is: £ 285 Per week (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 7 April 2025 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligible/not ap…”