23 Rangemore Street Burton upon Trent DE14 2ED
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 20 January 2025Case BIR/41UC/MDT/2024/0600
Rent before
£400
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£790
+97.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£785
+£385 a month (+96.2%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 7 October 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a three-bedroom house in DE14 from £400 a month to £790 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £785 a month, effective from 7 October 2024. It started from an open market rent of £825 a month for the property in good tenantable condition and deducted £20 a month for damp in one bedroom and £20 a month for fence panels the tenant had replaced.
What decided it:Property conditionA party didn't respond
Only the landlord 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
- “…_________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 5 September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £790.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £400.00 pcm to take effect from 7 October 2024. 2. By an application dated 4 October 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice propos…”
- Asked for
- “…endar month with effect from 7 October 2024. ____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 5 September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £790.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £400.00 pcm to take effect from 7 October 2024. 2. By an application dated 4 October 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Ac…”
- Tribunal set
- “…Premises The Tribunal members were 23 Rangemore Street Burton on Trent DE14 2ED V Ward BSc Hons FRICS I.D. Humphries B.Sc.(Est.Man.)FRICS N Wint FRICS Landlord J & B Installations/Mr M Taylor Address Tenant M Allsop 1. The rent is: £785.00 Per Calendar month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 7 October 2024 3. The amount included for services is not app…”
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