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27 Thirlstone Road Luton LU4 8QT

No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 10 February 2025Case CAM/00KA/MNR/2024/0600
Rent before
£1,350
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,650
+22.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,350
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 10 February 2025.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1,650 a month for a three-bedroom house in LU4, and the tenant referred the notice to the tribunal. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,350 a month, taking effect from 10 February 2025 rather than the landlord's proposed start date. It said similar 1930s and 1950s houses rented for £1,500 to £1,700 a month, but that this smaller house without off-street parking might achieve about £1,550 a month if in the same condition, and it deducted £200 a month for its poor condition, including the kitchen, appliances, water damage, an unsafe patio door and an unenclosed garden.

What decided it:Property conditionSizeComparables rejected

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • A later start was granted for hardship
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…dar month (copy provided) and continued thereafter as a statutory tenancy on the same terms. Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 applies in respect of the Landlord's repairing obligations. THE REFERRAL 4. The current rent is £1,350.00 per calendar month. By a notice in the prescribed form dated 8th May 2024 the Landlord proposed a new rent of £1,650.00 per calendar month from 1st July 2024. On 13th May 2024 the Tenant referre…”
Asked for
“…ndlord and Tenant Act 1985 applies in respect of the Landlord's repairing obligations. THE REFERRAL 4. The current rent is £1,350.00 per calendar month. By a notice in the prescribed form dated 8th May 2024 the Landlord proposed a new rent of £1,650.00 per calendar month from 1st July 2024. On 13th May 2024 the Tenant referred the notice proposing a new rent to the Tribunal. Directions were issued on 9th December 2024 in response to whi…”
Tribunal set
“…the Tenant undue hardship for the new rent to commence on the date of specified in the Notice. Therefore, the Tribunal determined that it should take effect from the date of this Decision. 43. The Tribunal determines a market rent of £1,350.00 per calendar month to take effect from 10th February 2025. Judge JR Morris Caution: The Tribunal inspected the Property for the purposes of reaching this decision. The inspection was not a struct…”

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