6 Bedford Road SG18 9HJ
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 17 February 2025Case CAM/26UH/MNR/2024/0614
Rent before
£825
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,200
+45.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£950
+£125 a month (+15.2%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 8 December 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £1200 a month for a two-bedroom house in SG18, up from the £825 a month being paid. The tribunal determined a new rent of £950 a month from 8 December 2024. It first valued the house at £1100 a month in good order, using its own knowledge of local rents, then deducted £150 a month for its basic internal condition, dated kitchen and bathroom, damp walls and minor disrepair.
What decided it:Property condition
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
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…and including 8 December 2024. This rent does not include other services. 3 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy which began 8 June 2012 at an initial rent of £750 pcm. A copy was provided. 4 The rent payable up to and including 11 December 2024 was £825 per calendar month and had been fixed in 2018 by agreement for 6 years. Directions 5 Directions, dated 25 October 2024, for the progression of the case, were iss…”
- Asked for
- “…effective start date of the new rent sought, from tenants of the Property, regarding a notice of increase of rent served by the landlord, under S.13 of the Housing Act 1988 (the Act). 2 The notice dated 21 October 2024, proposed a new rent of £1200 per calendar month exclusive, with effect from and including 8 December 2024. This rent does not include other services. 3 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy which be…”
- Tribunal set
- “…on internally (aside from the carpets), from the damp walls penetrating or otherwise, a dated kitchen and bathroom and minor accumulating disrepair. For these shortcomings the Tribunal makes a deduction of £150 pcm. The new rent will therefore be £950 pcm with effect from 8 December 2024. 17 Although the landlord is not obliged to charge this rent and may charge a significantly lower rent as a result of their own choice, policy, or gove…”
Other decisions in SG18
All of SG18- 170 Lincoln Crescent, Biggleswade, SG18 8HRPart of it, 2-bed house, 7 Aug 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £1,050, asked £1,200£1,150Was £1,050, asked £1,200
- 43 Lawrence Road Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 0LSRent cut, 3-bed house, 16 Feb 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £1,250, asked £1,590£1,200Was £1,250, asked £1,590