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91 Home Farm, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7EQ

Above the askPre-Act rulesDecided 28 July 2025Case HAV/00HX/MNR/2025/0707
Rent before
£736
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£810
+10.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,060
+£324 a month (+44.0%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 26 June 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, a housing association, proposed raising the rent of a property in SN6 from £736.10 a month to £809.71 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,060 a month from 26 June 2025, starting from an open market rent of £1,150 a month in good condition and deducting amounts because white goods, carpets and curtains were not supplied by the landlord. The tribunal relied on the parties' comparable evidence together with its own expert knowledge of local rental values.

What decided it:Furnishing

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
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…per calendar month with effect from 26th June 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 23rd May 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £809.71 per month in place of the existing rent of £736.10 per month to take effect from 26th June 2025. This represented a 10% increase. 2. On 31st May 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord…”
Asked for
“…The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,060 per calendar month with effect from 26th June 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 23rd May 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £809.71 per month in place of the existing rent of £736.10 per month to take effect from 26th June 2025. This represented a 10% increase. 2. On 31st May 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing A…”
Tribunal set
“…termination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr I R Perry FRICS Mr S J Hodges FRICS Date of Application : 31st May 2025 Date of Decision : 28th July 2025 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,060 per calendar month with effect from 26th June 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 23rd May 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new…”