9 West Street, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8NN
Above the askPre-Act rulesDecided 10 March 2025Case HAV/40UD/MNR/2025/0600
Rent before
£550
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£600
+9.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£680
+£130 a month (+23.6%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 6 January 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord, Bankway Properties Limited, proposed a rent of £600 a month, up from £550 a month, for a two-bedroom terraced house in BA22. The tribunal determined a rent of £680 a month, effective from 6 January 2025. It valued the property in good condition at £900 a month, then deducted £220 a month, including £75 for no central heating and poor insulation.
What decided it:Property condition
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
- “…h with effect from 6 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 27 November 2024 the Landlord's Assistant Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £600 per month in place of the existing rent of £550 per month to take effect from 6 January 2025. 2. On 19 December 2024 under Section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to t…”
- Asked for
- “…d and Eighty Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 6 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 27 November 2024 the Landlord's Assistant Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £600 per month in place of the existing rent of £550 per month to take effect from 6 January 2025. 2. On 19 December 2024 under Section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred the Landl…”
- Tribunal set
- “…- sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr J G G Wilson MRICS FCIArb Mr J Reichel MRICS Judge D Gethin Date of Application : 19 December 2024 Date of Decision : 10 March 2025 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £680 (Six Hundred and Eighty Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 6 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 27 November 2024 the Landlord's Assistant Agent served a notice under Section…”