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32 Gould Close, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5QN

Pre-Act rulesDecided 16 February 2026Case CAM/00MB/MNR/2025/0815
Rent before
£996
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,200
+20.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
—
Withheld: our two readings disagreed

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 27 July 2018, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord's notice proposed a rent of £1,200 per calendar month for a two-bedroom flat in RG14. The tribunal, using its own general knowledge of local market rents, put the rent at £1,200 per calendar month in good order, then deducted £150 per month for electric storage heating only and worn carpets and white goods, determining £1,050 per calendar month. It found there was insufficient information to grant any delay to the start of the new rent on the tenant's personal circumstances.

What decided it:Property condition

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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…5. This rent does not include other services. 3 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy succeeding an earlier fixed term lease, with effect from and including 27 July 2018. A copy was provided. 4 The rent payable from up to and including 23 January 2023 was said to be £996 per calendar month. Directions 5 Directions, dated 16 December 2025 for the progression of the case, were issued by Legal Officer Laura Lawless. N…”
Asked for
“…fective start date of the new rent sought, from tenant of the Property, regarding a notice of increase of rent served by the landlord, under S.13 of the Housing Act 1988 (the Act). 2 2 The notice, dated 5 November 2025, proposed a new rent of £1,200 per calendar month from and including 27 December 2025. This rent does not include other services. 3 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy succeeding an earlier fixed t…”
Tribunal set
“…at the Property to be in a reasonable internal decorative condition. Decision 13 From the Tribunal's own general knowledge of market rent levels sought and obtained in and around Newbury, it determines that the Property would let on normal Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) terms, for £1,200 per calendar month including any fixed service charge fully fitted and in good order. 14 From the representations it found that the Property had suffe…”

Other decisions in RG14

All of RG14
  1. 28 Gould Close, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5QN
    2-bed flat, 27 Jul 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £996, asked £1,200
    —
  2. 26 Harbury Court, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7NQ
    Above the ask, 2-bed flat, 19 May 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £875, asked £950
    £1,100
  3. 29 Gould Close, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5QN
    2-bed flat, 16 Feb 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £996, asked £1,200
    —
  4. Flat 5 Highclere House, 40 Northbrook Street, Newbury, RG14 1DT
    Full increase, 2-bed flat, 26 Jan 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £825, asked £1,150
    £1,150
  5. Flat 7 Highclere 40 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DT
    Part of it, Flat, 30 Sept 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £800, asked £950
    £825
  6. 42 Gould Close, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5QN
    Full increase, 2-bed flat, 4 Jun 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £960, asked £1,200
    £1,200