Rent Increase Checker

Flat 1, 84 Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5BD

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 26 February 2026Case HAV/00HA/MNR/2026/0010
Rent before
£800
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,000
+25.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£880
+£80 a month (+10.0%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 17 January 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a two-bedroom maisonette in BA1 from £800 a month to £1,000 a month. The tribunal determined the market rent at £880 a month from 17 January 2026. It set a figure of £1,400 a month for the flat in modernised, good order, then deducted £520 a month for the lack of central heating and double glazing, missing carpets, curtains and white goods, an unmodernised kitchen and bathroom, and general disrepair, noting that the landlord's comparable lettings were in a superior location.

What decided it:Property conditionFurnishingLocation

Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…17 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 8 December 2025, the Landlord's agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,000.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £800.00 pcm to take effect from 17 January 2026. 2. On 7 January 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to th…”
Asked for
“…£880.00 per Calendar Month Date the new rent takes effect 17 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 8 December 2025, the Landlord's agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,000.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £800.00 pcm to take effect from 17 January 2026. 2. On 7 January 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant…”
Tribunal set
“…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 Miss C Barton MRICS Mr M E Williams FRICS Date of Decision 26 February 2026 Rent Determined £880.00 per Calendar Month Date the new rent takes effect 17 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 8 December 2025, the Landlord's agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing…”

Other decisions in BA1

All of BA1
  1. 52 Midsummer Buildings, Bath, Somerset, BA1 6JH
    Part of it, 2-bed flat, 13 Jul 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,325, asked £1,400
    £1,350
  2. 2nd Floor Flat, 7 Marlborough Street, Bath, BA1 2TX
    Part of it, 1-bed flat, 29 Dec 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £350, asked £813
    £750