Anchorage, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5UD
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 2 February 2026Case HAV/29UG/MNR/2025/0776
Rent before
£2,100
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£2,450
+16.7% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£2,450
+£350 a month (+16.7%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 October 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord, National Highways, proposed raising the rent of a five-bedroom detached house in DA12 from £2,100 a month to £2,450 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £2,450 a month from 1 October 2025, having valued the property at £2,500 a month in usual letting condition and deducted £50 a month because white goods were not provided. It found there was insufficient evidence to support the tenant's claims about defects at the property.
What decided it:FurnishingProperty condition
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
- “…increase of rent by the Tenant pursuant to sections 13 and 14 Housing Act 1988. 3. On 29 July 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £2,450 per month, in place of the existing rent of £2,100 per month, to take effect from 1 October 2025 . The notice complied with the legal requirements. 4. On 21 September 2025 the Tenant applied to the Tribunal under Section 13(4) (a)…”
- Asked for
- “…ng a referral of the Landlord's notice of increase of rent by the Tenant pursuant to sections 13 and 14 Housing Act 1988. 3. On 29 July 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £2,450 per month, in place of the existing rent of £2,100 per month, to take effect from 1 October 2025 . The notice complied with the legal requirements. 4. On 21 September 2025 the Tenant applied…”
- Tribunal set
- “…FRICS Mr M C Woodrow MRICS Date of Application : 21 September 2025 Date of Decision : 2 February 2026 DECISION __________________________________________________________ Summary of Decision 1. The Tribunal determines a market rent of £2,450 per month to take effect from 1 October 2025. Background 2. The case concerned the determination of a market rent for the subject property following a referral of the Landlord's notice of increase o…”