4 Cote Lea Park Westbury-on-Trym Bristol BS9 4AQ
Decided 17 September 2026Case HAV/00HB/MRB/2026/0002
Rent before
£1,400
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
—
Tribunal set
£1,950
+£550 a month (+39.3%)
Matched in the decision textThe new rent takes effect from 10 October 2026.
In short
The tenants applied to the tribunal on the basis that the £1,950 a month rent on their new tenancy of a three-bedroom house in BS9 was above the open-market rent. The tribunal determined the market rent at £1,950 a month, taking effect from 10 October 2026. It placed limited reliance on any individual comparable, relying on its own knowledge of local rents, and found the drainage odour and slug and snail problems did not materially affect the rental value.
What decided it:Comparables rejectedLocationFurnishing
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
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…rties completed the relevant MR1 (tenant), MR2 (landlord) and MR3 (tenant's reply). The Tenants 12. The Tenants made the following comments: a) b) c) The Tenants provided a detailed analysis of rental properties ranging from £1,400 pcm to £1,800 pcm. The Tenants referred to a continuing problem with drainage odour in the kitchen and slugs and snails entering the property through the floorboards. They suggest that these ongoing issues sh…”
- Tribunal set
- “…t Ltd Date of Application 6th August 2026 Type of Application Determination of an Open-Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members I R Perry FRICS S Johnson Date of Decision 17th September 2026 Rent Determined £1,950 per calendar month Date of Valuation 17th September 2026 Date the new rent takes effect 10th October 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 18th May 2026 the Tenants took a new tenanc…”