34 Appleton Road, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 1BA
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 27 May 2026Case MAN/00BX/MNR/2026/0258
Rent before
£800
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,050
+31.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,050
+£250 a month (+31.2%)
Matched in the decision textThe new rent takes effect from 1 June 2026.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a three-bedroom house in L32 from £800.00 per calendar month to £1,050.00 per calendar month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,050.00 per calendar month, effective from 1 June 2026. It preferred the landlord's comparable evidence, placing most weight on two of those comparables, and found that the rent increase would not cause undue hardship to the tenant.
What decided it:Comparables rejectedHardship
Both sides 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 tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…s effect 1 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 23 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,050.00 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £800.00 pcm to take effect from 1 June 2026. On 13 May 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tribunal…”
- Asked for
- “…mined £1,050.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 23 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,050.00 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £800.00 pcm to take effect from 1 June 2026. On 13 May 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred t…”
- Tribunal set
- “…Services Date of Application 13 May 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Mr S Wanderer MRICS - Chair Mrs A Usher Date of Decision 27 May 2026 Rent Determined £1,050.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 23 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1…”