5 High Barnes Close, Northampton, NN4 5BH
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 26 November 2024Case CAM/34UG/MNR/2024/0092
Rent before
£1,225
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,350
+10.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,300
+£75 a month (+6.1%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 5 May 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a three-bedroom house in NN4 from £1,225 a month to £1,350 a month from 5 May 2024. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,300 a month, effective from 5 May 2024. It gave the greatest weight to the property's actual letting at £1,325 a month from September, and also considered market evidence around the effective date and its own knowledge.
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
- “…w. Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,300 per calendar month effective from 5 May 2024. Reasons Background 1. On 21 March 2024 the Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 to increase the passing rent from £1,225 per calendar month (pcm) to £1,350 per month with effect from 5 May 2024. 2. This rent is stated to be exclusive of Council Tax, Water Charges and fixed service charges. 3. The Tenan…”
- Asked for
- “…ribunal has noted the contents and the decision is below. Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,300 per calendar month effective from 5 May 2024. Reasons Background 1. On 21 March 2024 the Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 to increase the passing rent from £1,225 per calendar month (pcm) to £1,350 per month with effect from 5 May 2024. 2. This rent is stated to be exclusive of Council Tax…”
- Tribunal set
- “…video conferencing. The documents that the Tribunal was referred to are in bundles from the Applicant and the Respondent. The Tribunal has noted the contents and the decision is below. Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,300 per calendar month effective from 5 May 2024. Reasons Background 1. On 21 March 2024 the Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 to increase the passing rent from £1,225…”