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42 Avignon Close, Mountbatten Estate, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8YH

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 24 December 2025Case CAM/22UG/MNR/2025/0616
Rent before
£560
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£695
+24.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£650
+£90 a month (+16.1%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 2 March 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent for a studio flat in CO2 from £560 a month to £695 a month from 2 March 2025. The tribunal determined a rent of £650 a month, effective from 2 March 2025, after inspecting the property and finding it in good tenantable condition. It gave limited weight to the landlord's comparables, which were asking rents all let by the same letting agent, and relied on its own knowledge of local rents.

What decided it:Comparables rejectedAsking prices discounted

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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…NAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) REASONS Background 1. 2. 3. 4. On 5 January 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £695 per calendar month in place of the existing rent of £560 per calendar month to take effect from 2 March 2025. The Applicant Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tribunal for determination of a market rent. In t…”
Asked for
“…_____ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2025 FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) REASONS Background 1. 2. 3. 4. On 5 January 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £695 per calendar month in place of the existing rent of £560 per calendar month to take effect from 2 March 2025. The Applicant Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tr…”
Tribunal set
“…he Housing Act 1988 Tribunal : Judge Bernadette MacQueen, Mr Roland Thomas, MRICS Date of Inspection : 21 March 2025 Date of Decision : 24 March 2025 _______________________________________________ DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £650 per calendar month with effect from 2 March 2025. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2025 FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) REASONS Background 1.…”

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