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16 Thornhill Park Avenue, Dewsbury, WF12 0DA

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 30 June 2025Case MAN/00CZ/MNR/2025/0778
Rent before
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Withheld: our two readings disagreed
Landlord asked for
£1,150
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£900
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 23 May 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord sought to increase the rent on a three-bedroom detached house in WF12 from £650 a month to £1,150 a month. The tribunal set the rent at £900 a month, taking a market rent of £1,000 a month for the house in good condition and deducting £100 for disrepair and landlord neglect. It gave little weight to the landlord's comparables because they were larger and in better locations, and the new rent runs from the date in the landlord's notice as no hardship was raised.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

Only the landlord 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
“…This is a statement of reasons for the decision of the Tribunal made on the 30 June 2025 to assess a market rent of the property at 16 Thornhill Park Avenue, Dewsbury WF12 0DA (“the property”) at £900 per calendar month in place of the current rent of £600. The effect of the notice is 23 May 2025, the date stipulated in the section 13 notice. 2. By way of an application to the Tribunal, dated 02 May 2025, Mrs Banaz, tenant of the proper…”
Asked for
“…the Tribunal under sections 13 and 14 of the Housing Act 1988. 3. The section 13 notice, in Form 4, dated 22 April 2025, included in the papers, sought to increase the rent from the existing £650 per calendar month to a new rent of £1150 per calendar month from the 23 May 2025. 4. Neither party asked for an oral hearing, but the Tribunal had the opportunity of inspecting the property on the 30 June 2025. The Relevant Law 5. In accordanc…”
Tribunal set
“…ty in good condition might reasonably be £1000. 13. Taking account of the relevant matters set out above, and utilising the Tribunal's expertise, in the Tribunal's judgement a property of this size and in this condition might reasonably achieve a rent of £900 per calendar month. We have arrived at this figure by reason of the size and condition of the property in that local market area but also by reference to a discount of some £100 fr…”

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  1. 17, Whitley Road Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF12 0LP
    Part of it, 3-bed house, 10 Oct 2024, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,350, asked £1,550
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