3 & 3A Bere Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8BD
BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 31 May 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £2,700 a month, replacing a passing rent of £797 a month, for a house with an annex in BA6. The tribunal determined £2,060 a month from 31 May 2025, starting from an open-market figure of £2,400 a month in good tenantable condition that it set using its own expertise because neither side's market evidence was reliable. It then made a 14% deduction for damp, mould, dated bathrooms and kitchen fittings and other disrepair, and gave no weight to the landlord's desk-based estate agent valuation, which assumed features the property does not have.
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
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Asked for
- “…s “the property”) referred a Notice of Increase in Rent (“the Notice”) by the Respondent landlord of the property under Section 13 of the Housing Act 1988 (“the Act”) to the Tribunal. 2. The Notice, dated 29 April 2025, proposed a new rent of £2,700 per month in lieu of a passing rent of £797 per month, to take effect from 31 May 2025. 3. The property was initially let to the tenants by way of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement comm…”
- Tribunal set
- “…14 Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Regional Surveyor J Coupe FRICS Mr J Reichel MRICS Date of Decision : 12 August 2025 REASONS © CROWN COPYRIGHT Decision of the Tribunal On 12 August 2025 the Tribunal determined a Market Rent of £2,060.00 per month to take effect from 31 May 2025. Background 1. By way of an application received by the Tribunal on 27 May 2025 the tenants of 3 & 3A Bere Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8BD (hereinaf…”