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26 Lodge Crescent, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8BS

Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 11 May 2026Case CAM/26UB/MNR/2026/0029
Rent before
£1,850
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£2,000
+8.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£2,000
+£150 a month (+8.1%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 5 January 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a two-bedroom house in EN8 from £1,850 per month to £2,000 per month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £2,000 per month, effective from 5 January 2026, relying on the landlord’s agent’s evidence of similar properties recently let at £2,000 per month and its own knowledge of rental values in Waltham Cross. The tribunal found the property in good condition and made no deduction for the tenant’s complaints about its condition.

What decided it:Property condition

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
“…nant pursuant to sections 13 and 14 Housing Act 1988. On 19th November 2025 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £2,000 per calendar month (“pcm”) in place of the existing rent of £1,850 pcm, to take effect from 5th January 2026. The notice complied with the legal requirements. On 31st January 2026 the Tenant applied to the Tribunal under Section 13(4) (a) of the H…”
Asked for
“…al of the Landlord's notice of increase of rent by the Tenant pursuant to sections 13 and 14 Housing Act 1988. On 19th November 2025 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £2,000 per calendar month (“pcm”) in place of the existing rent of £1,850 pcm, to take effect from 5th January 2026. The notice complied with the legal requirements. On 31st January 2026 the Tenant…”
Tribunal set
“…the Housing Act 1988 Mr I R Perry FRICS Judge Gibson None, determined on the papers 11th May 2026 DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2026 CAM/26UB/MNR/2026/0029 Summary of Decision 1. On 11th May 2026 the Tribunal determined a market rent of £2,000 per month to take effect from 5th January 2026. Background 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The case concerned the determination of a market rent for the subject property following a referral of the Landlord…”

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  1. 1A Clarendon Parade Turners Hill, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 9DF
    Part of it, 2-bed maisonette, 3 Aug 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,300, asked £1,500
    £1,350
  2. 17 Landmead Road, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 9HP
    Full increase, 3-bed house, 11 Apr 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,850, asked £2,050
    £2,050
  3. 7 Hazel Apartments, 212 Windmill Lane, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9AF
    Struck out, 24 Feb 2025, pre-Act rules
    No rent set