18 Hillside Walk, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2BQ
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 19 May 2026Case MAN/00EX/MNR/2026/0117
Rent before
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Withheld: our two readings disagreed
Landlord asked for
£800
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£650
Matched in the decision text
BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 May 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent on a two-bedroom terraced house in BB1 from £650 a month to £800 a month. The tribunal, deciding on the papers, set the rent at £650 a month from 1 May 2026. The landlord gave no response, and the tribunal relied on the tenant's comparable rents of £550 and £500 a month on the same street, together with its own knowledge of local rents.
What decided it:A party didn't respondLocation
Only the tenant 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
- “…al evidence, the Tenant has provided two comparable achieved rents on the same street as the subject property which are of the same type and lay out as the subject property. The first is 16 Hillside Walk and the current rent payable is £550 pcm. The second is 20 Hillside Walk and the current rent payable is £500 pcm. The Tenant states that the proposed rent of £800 pcm is above market rent for a terraced property and provided evidence o…”
- Asked for
- “…mined £650.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 May 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 13 February 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £800.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £650.00 pcm to take effect from 1 May 2026. On 9 March 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred th…”
- Tribunal set
- “…burn) Date of Application 9 March 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Tribunal Judge Steer & Mr J Faulkner FRICS Date of Decision 19 May 2026 Rent Determined £650.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 May 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 13 February 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1…”
Other decisions in BB1
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