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Flat 12,7-9 Bright Crescent, Bridlington, East Yorkshire,YO15 2PL

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 20 August 2026Case MAN/00FB/MNR/2026/0343
Rent before
£500
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£550
+10.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£525
+£25 a month (+5.0%)
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 20 August 2026.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent for a basement flat in YO15 from £500 a month to £550 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £525 a month, valuing the flat at £550 a month in good order and deducting £25 a month for damp, rubbish, pests and electric heating costs, and it rejected the tenant's studio comparables as not like-for-like. Because of the tenant's financial hardship, the tribunal set the new rent to start on 20 August 2026 instead of the landlord's date of 23 June 2026.

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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
  • The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
  • A later start was granted for hardship
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…monthly with rent payable in advance on the 23rd of each month. 2. On 22 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £550.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £500.00 pcm to take effect from 23 June 2026. The Tenant has challenged the validity of the notice of increase, but on the basis that the rent increase is too much and the Landlord has cl…”
Asked for
“…025 to and including 22 June 2026. The rental period is monthly with rent payable in advance on the 23rd of each month. 2. On 22 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £550.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £500.00 pcm to take effect from 23 June 2026. The Tenant has challenged the validity of the notice of increase, but on the basis th…”
Tribunal set
“…plication 15 June 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Colin Green (Legal Chair) Ken Kasambara (Valuer Member) Date of Decision 20 August 2026 Rent Determined £525.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 20 August 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. Under a tenancy agreement between the parties dated 19 June 2025, an assured tenancy was gra…”