Flat 13, Greenwich House, 30-34 Arthur Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 2EN
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 10 February 2025Case HAV/29UN/MNR/2024/0647
Rent before
£700
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£725
+3.6% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£725
+£25 a month (+3.6%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 10 December 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord's agent proposed raising the rent of a flat in CT9 from £700 a month to £725 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £725 a month, effective from 10 December 2024 as the landlord's notice specified. It had no comparable rental evidence, so it relied on its own knowledge and found the £25 increase in line with general rental market increases and with other properties advertised in the area.
What decided it:A party didn't respond
The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…month with effect from 10th December 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 4th November 2024 the Landlords' Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £725 per month in place of the existing rent of £700 per month to take effect from 10th December 2024. 2. On 12th November 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new…”
- Asked for
- “…determines a rent of £725 per calendar month with effect from 10th December 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 4th November 2024 the Landlords' Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £725 per month in place of the existing rent of £700 per month to take effect from 10th December 2024. 2. On 12th November 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred…”
- Tribunal set
- “…t Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr I R Perry FRICS Mr M C Woodrow MRICS Judge C Rai Date of Application : 12th November 2024 Date of Decision : 10th February 2025 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £725 per calendar month with effect from 10th December 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 4th November 2024 the Landlords' Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which…”
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