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2 Chestnut Crescent, Stoke Canon, Exeter, Devon, EX5 4AA

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 26 November 2024Case HAV/18UB/MNR/2024/0610
Rent before
£1,250
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,400
+12.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,270
+£20 a month (+1.6%)
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 26 November 2024.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1400 a month for a four-bedroom house in EX5, up from £1250 a month. The tribunal valued the property in good condition at £1450 a month, then made a 12.5% deduction because the tenant provides curtains and white goods and the gas and electricity are shared with an annexe. It determined a rent of £1270 a month from 26 November 2024, rather than the proposed date, because the tenant is on benefits and an increase would be difficult.

What decided it:FurnishingService chargesHardship

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
“…mber 2024. ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 25 September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1400.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £1250.00 per month to take effect from 1 November 2024. 2. On 1 October 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent…”
Asked for
“…1270.00 per month with effect from 26 November 2024. ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 25 September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1400.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £1250.00 per month to take effect from 1 November 2024. 2. On 1 October 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred…”
Tribunal set
“…s 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal : R Waterhouse FRICS MJF Donaldson FRICS Date of Summary Reasons : 26 November 2024 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 _______________________________________________ DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1270.00 per month with effect from 26 November 2024. ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 25 September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the H…”