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First Floor Studio, 70 Alma Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4HD

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 27 May 2026Case HAV/00HG/MNR/2026/0062
Rent before
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Withheld: our two readings disagreed
Landlord asked for
£700
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£675
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 27 May 2026.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £700 a month in place of the existing £448 a month for a studio flat in PL3. After a video hearing, the tribunal determined a market rent of £675 a month, starting from £750 a month and deducting £75 a month for the tenant supplying the curtains and refrigerator and for general factors such as specification, damp and disrepair. It found the increase would cause the tenant undue hardship, so the new rent took effect on the decision date, 27 May 2026.

What decided it:Property conditionFurnishingHardship

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…says she has plastered a wall, added a metal plate, had to carry out some decorations, sound-proofed a window, and at the hearing confirmed she had replaced the curtains. 31. At section 11, Miss Clarkson says the market rent payable is £600 pcm and says she attaches outline lettings' particulars drawn down from Rightmove as follows: 1. Milehouse Road, Stoke, Plymouth - a one-bedroom, one bathroom flat at £675 pcm. 2. Mutley Plain, Mutle…”
Asked for
“…new rent takes effect 27 May 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 27 January 2026 Mr James Deacon, on behalf of the Landlord, served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 ('the 1988 Act') which proposed a new rent of £700 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £448 pcm to take effect from 23 March 2026. 2. On 3 March 2026 (received by the Tribunal on 9 March 2026), under Section 13(4)(a) of t…”
Tribunal set
“…of Application 3 March 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Mr J G G Wilson MRICS - Chair Mr J Reichel BSc MRICS Date of Decision 27 May 2026 Rent Determined £675 per Calendar Month Date the new rent takes effect 27 May 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 27 January 2026 Mr James Deacon, on behalf of the Landlord, served a notice under Section 13(2)…”

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  1. 3 Wycliffe Road, Laira, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 6BZ
    Part of it, 1-bed house, 28 Aug 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £450, asked £750
    £640