5 Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2NY
BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 15 January 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord's agent proposed raising the rent on a three-bedroom house in ME10 from £1,275 a month to £1,425 a month. Neither side gave comparable lettings evidence, so the tribunal used its own knowledge of local rents to set £1,500 a month for the house in good condition, then deducted £175 for disrepair and poor insulation, the busy road position, the tenants' decorating liability and limited garden space. It determined a rent of £1,325 a month from 15 January 2025, the date in the landlord's notice.
The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.
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Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…dar Month with effect from 15 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 28 October 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,425 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,275 per month to take effect from 15 January 2025. 2. On 16 November 2024 under Section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent t…”
- Asked for
- “…undred and Twenty-Five Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 15 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 28 October 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,425 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,275 per month to take effect from 15 January 2025. 2. On 16 November 2024 under Section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred the…”
- Tribunal set
- “…greement was signed by the parties and the guarantor from 13 October 2024 to 16 October 2024. It is for an initial term of twelve (12) months from and including 15 October 2022, to expire and to include 15 October 2023. The rent is £1,275 per calendar month. 11. At the expiration of the fixed term, the tenancy '…will continue as a contractual periodic tenancy in accordance with the Housing Act 1988 (as amended).' The periodic tenancy ca…”