2 Piazza Court, Street, Somerset, BA16 0GD
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 21 November 2024Case HAV/40UB/MNR/2024/0602
Rent before
£1,100
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,150
+4.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,150
+£50 a month (+4.5%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 18 October 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £1,150 a month, up from £1,100 a month, for a property in BA16. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,150 a month from 18 October 2024, relying on the tenant's comparable evidence and its own knowledge of rental values in the Street area. It made no adjustment for condition and kept the landlord's proposed start date, finding no evidence of hardship.
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
- “…__________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 1 August 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,150 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,100 per month to take effect from 18 October 2024. 2. The Tenant's application is dated 10 September 2024 and served under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988. The Tenant referred…”
- Asked for
- “…effect from 18 October 2024. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 1 August 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,150 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,100 per month to take effect from 18 October 2024. 2. The Tenant's application is dated 10 September 2024 and served under Section 13(4)(a) of t…”
- Tribunal set
- “…n of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal : Mr D Jagger MRICS Mr C Davies FRICS Date of Summary Reasons : 21 November 2024 _______________________________________________ DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,150 per calendar month with effect from 18 October 2024. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 1 August 2024 the Landlord served a notice…”