64 Milton Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2BB
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 3 February 2025Case CAM/26UE/MNR/2024/0623
Rent before
£1,650
a month
Model-assisted readingLandlord asked for
£2,000
+21.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,900
+£250 a month (+15.2%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 December 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 WD6 from £1,650 a month to £2,000 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,900 a month from 1 December 2024. It set £2,000 a month from its own knowledge of market rents, then deducted £100 a month because the house was in basic condition, with worn carpets, damp walls, a dated kitchen and bathroom, and the effects of pest infestations.
What decided it:Property condition
The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.
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
- 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 £2000 per calendar month exclusive, with effect from and including 1 December 2024. This rent does not include other services. 3 The tenancy is an assured periodic calendar monthly tenancy and a co…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ls penetrating or otherwise, a dated kitchen and bathroom and the effects historic and current from a variety of pest infestations to the loft area. For these shortcomings the Tribunal makes a deduction of £100 pcm. The new rent will therefore be £1900 pcm with effect from 1 December 2024. 14 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 gov…”
Other decisions in WD6
All of WD6- Clodhoddle Cottage, 108 High Street, Elstree, Hertfordhsire, WD6 3EPPart of it, 3-bed house, 19 Jan 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £1,500, asked £1,900£1,800Was £1,500, asked £1,900
- Flat 1, 7 Furzehill Parade, Shenley Road, WD6 1DXFull increase, 2-bed flat, 29 Aug 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £1,400, asked £1,750£1,750Was £1,400, asked £1,750
- £1,750Was £1,400, asked £1,750