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24 Chelsworth Avenue, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0LS

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 24 January 2026Case CAM/42UB/MNR/2025/0746
Rent before
£850
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,175
+38.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,000
+£150 a month (+17.6%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 3 November 2025, 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 CO10 from £850 a month to £1,175 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,000 a month, effective from 3 November 2025. It said the property needed full redecoration and a refit, and it discounted the landlord's comparable rents because they were asking rents rather than achieved rents.

What decided it:Property conditionAsking prices discounted

Only the landlord 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
“…Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,000 pm effective from 3 November 2025. Reasons Background 1. 2. 3. 4. The Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 on 12 September 2025 to increase the passing rent from £850 per month to £1,175 per month with effect from 3 November 2025. The Tenant made an application dated 12 September 2025 to the Tribunal in reliance on section 13 (4) of the Housing Act…”
Asked for
“…Tribunal has noted the contents and the decision is below. © CROWN COPYRIGHT Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,000 pm effective from 3 November 2025. Reasons Background 1. 2. 3. 4. The Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 on 12 September 2025 to increase the passing rent from £850 per month to £1,175 per month with effect from 3 November 2025. The Tenant made an application dated 12 Sept…”
Tribunal set
“…E The documents that the Tribunal was referred to are in bundles from the Applicant and the Respondent. The Tribunal has noted the contents and the decision is below. © CROWN COPYRIGHT Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,000 pm effective from 3 November 2025. Reasons Background 1. 2. 3. 4. The Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 on 12 September 2025 to increase the passing rent from £850…”