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Flat 1, Phillimore Court, 2 Phillimore Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 2NR

Above the askPre-Act rulesDecided 10 March 2025Case HAV/00MS/MNR/2025/0602
Rent before
£693
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£762
+10.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£850
+£157 a month (+22.7%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 January 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, Places for People Homes Limited, proposed a rent of £762 a month, up from £693 a month, for a one-bedroom flat in SO16. The tribunal determined a rent of £850 a month from 1 January 2025, relying on the landlord's comparable lettings (three of them in the same block, at £850 and £895) and its own knowledge of local rental values. It made no deduction for condition, although the tenant mentioned mould in the bathroom.

Only the landlord 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
“…lendar Month with effect from 1 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 22 October 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £762 per month in place of the existing rent of £693 per month to take effect from 1 January 2025. 2. On 29 December 2024 under Section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to th…”
Asked for
“…Eight Hundred and Fifty Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 1 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 22 October 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £762 per month in place of the existing rent of £693 per month to take effect from 1 January 2025. 2. On 29 December 2024 under Section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlo…”
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 : 29 December 2024 Date of Decision : 10 March 2025 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £850 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 1 January 2025. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 22 October 2024 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of…”

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