78 Charles English Close, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1EF
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 4 July 2026Case CAM/42UD/MNR/2025/0811
Rent before
£1,600
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,700
+6.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,700
+£100 a month (+6.2%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 3 January 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £1,700 a month in place of £1,600 a month for a three-bedroom house in IP1. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,700 a month, effective from 3 January 2026. It relied on the landlord's evidence of recent lettings of the same house type at £1,700 a month and its own knowledge, as the tenant made no submissions.
What decided it:A party didn't respond
Only the landlord 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
- “…ffect 3 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 2 December 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,700 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,600 pcm to take effect from 3 January 2026. On 2 December 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tr…”
- Asked for
- “…26 Rent Determined £1,700 pcm Date the new rent takes effect 3 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 2 December 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,700 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,600 pcm to take effect from 3 January 2026. On 2 December 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referr…”
- Tribunal set
- “…tting and Management Date of Application 2 December 2025 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Peter Roberts FRICS CEnv Date of Decision 4 July 2026 Rent Determined £1,700 pcm Date the new rent takes effect 3 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 2 December 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which pro…”
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