Rent Increase Checker

33 Albert Square Shrewsbury SY1 4HT

Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 20 January 2025Case BIR/00GG/MNR/2024/0622
Rent before
£550
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£730
+32.7% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£730
+£180 a month (+32.7%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 6 November 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £730.00 per calendar month, up from £550.00 per calendar month, for a three-bedroom terraced house in SY1. The tribunal determined a rent of £730.00 per calendar month from 6 November 2024, starting from an open market rent of £900.00 per calendar month in good tenantable condition. It deducted £170.00 per month for general dilapidations, older kitchen and bathroom fittings and curtains provided by the tenant, and the tenant made no written submissions.

What decided it:Property conditionA party didn't respond

Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How

Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Read the decision on GOV.UKDownload the PDF
Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 20 September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £730.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £550.00 pcm to take effect from 6 November 2024. 2. On 3 October 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to th…”
Asked for
“…dar month with effect from 6 November 2024. ____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 20 September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £730.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £550.00 pcm to take effect from 6 November 2024. 2. On 3 October 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant r…”
Tribunal set
“…ection 14 Address of Premises The Tribunal members were 33 Albert Square Shrewsbury SY1 4HT V Ward BSc Hons FRICS I.D. Humphries B.Sc.(Est.Man.)FRICS N Wint FRICS Landlord Halls Holdings Ltd Address Tenant P Crumpton 1. The rent is: £730.00 Per Calendar month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 6 November 2024 3. The amount included for services is not ap…”