6 Walnut Way, Emersons Green, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS16 7GX
No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 13 July 2026Case HAV/00HD/MNR/2026/0131
Rent before
£1,400
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,450
+3.6% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,400
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 30 June 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent from £1,400 a month to £1,450 a month for a two-bedroom terraced house in BS16. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,400 a month, effective 30 June 2026. It preferred the tenant's comparable evidence because the landlord's comparables had features the subject property lacked, such as an en-suite, a garage or new carpets, and it found no financial hardship because the tenant gave no financial breakdown.
What decided it:Comparables rejectedHardship
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
- “…r month Date the new rent takes effect : 30 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 24 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,450 in place of the existing rent of £1,400 per pcm to take effect from 30 June 2026. 2. On 04 May 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the T…”
- Asked for
- “…etermined : £1,400 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect : 30 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 24 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,450 in place of the existing rent of £1,400 per pcm to take effect from 30 June 2026. 2. On 04 May 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice…”
- Tribunal set
- “…untrywide Residential Lettings Type of Application : Section 13 Housing Act 1988 - determination of market rent Tribunal Members : Tribunal Judge Bowden Tribunal Member Simon Hodges FRICS Date of Decision : 13 July 2026 Rent Determined : £1,400 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect : 30 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 24 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988…”