22 Whitehall Court Newland Street, Witham, Essex CM8 2AW
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 23 January 2026Case CAM/22UC/MNR/2025/0806
Rent before
£860
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,000
+16.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,000
+£140 a month (+16.3%)
Matched in the decision textThe new rent takes effect from 23 January 2026.
In short
The landlord proposed a new rent of £1000 per calendar month for a one-bedroom flat in CM8, up from £860 per calendar month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,000 per calendar month from 23 January 2026, based on its own knowledge of market rents in Witham and its finding that the property had no significant defects affecting the rent.
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
- Rent before
- “…6. This rent does not include other services. 3 4 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy succeeding an earlier fixed term lease, with effect from and including 23 June 2022. A copy was provided. The rent payable from up to and including 22 January 2026 was said to be £860 per calendar month. Directions 5 Directions, dated 15 December 2025 for the progression of the case, were issued by the Legal Officer. Neither par…”
- Asked for
- “…the new rent sought, from 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). © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2013 2 The notice, dated 13 November 2025, proposed a new rent of £1000 per calendar month from and including 23 January 2026. This rent does not include other services. 3 4 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy succeeding an earlier fixed t…”
- Tribunal set
- “…fitted and in good order. From the representations it found that the Property did not suffer from any significant defects sufficient to affect the market rent. The Tribunal therefore leaves the base rent unchanged. The new rent will be therefore £1,000 pcm. Although the landlord is not obliged to charge this rent and may charge a significantly lower rent as a result of their own choice, policy, or governmental regulation; they may not…”