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490 New Hall Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4TB

Struck outPre-Act rulesDecided 19 May 2026Case MAN/30UK/MNR/2026/0087

No rent was set

The application was struck out, so the tribunal did not set a rent. This most often happens when the landlord's notice was invalid or the tribunal had no jurisdiction.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a property in PR1 from £550 a month to £625 a month under a notice served on 7 January 2026. The tribunal struck out the case because clause 1.7.8 of the tenancy agreement, an annual CPI-linked rent increase, is a contractual rent review mechanism, so section 13 of the Housing Act 1988 does not apply and the tribunal has no jurisdiction to set a rent.

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Rent before
“…ground 2. 3. 4. On 07 January 2026, the Landlord served a notice on the Tenant under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 (“Act”) which proposed a new rent of £625 per calendar month (“pcm”) in place of an existing the existing rent of £550 pcm to take effect from 01 March 2026. On 27 February 2026, under section 13(4)(a) of the Act, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tribunal for determination of a m…”
Asked for
“…ribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013. REASONS Background 2. 3. 4. On 07 January 2026, the Landlord served a notice on the Tenant under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 (“Act”) which proposed a new rent of £625 per calendar month (“pcm”) in place of an existing the existing rent of £550 pcm to take effect from 01 March 2026. On 27 February 2026, under section 13(4)(a) of the Act, the Tenant referred…”

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