Flat 2, 2 Caxton Place, Roden Street, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2BX
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 4 November 2024Case LON/00BC/MNR/2024/0334
Rent before
£1,100
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,220
+10.9% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,220
+£120 a month (+10.9%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 27 June 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord, HCGB Services Ltd, proposed raising the rent of a studio flat in IG1 from £1,100 a month to £1,220 a month. The tribunal determined £1,220 a month from 27 June 2024, finding the open market rent in good tenantable condition to be in the region of £1,200 a month, based on the comparable evidence and its own general knowledge of local rents. It saw no need for any adjustment because the property was recently built.
Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…ER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 11 May 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1220.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £ 1100.00 per month to take effect from 27 June 2024. 2. On 12 May 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to t…”
- Asked for
- “…_______________________________ FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 11 May 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1220.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £ 1100.00 per month to take effect from 27 June 2024. 2. On 12 May 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the L…”
- Tribunal set
- “…s were Flat 2, 2 Caxton Place, Roden Street, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2BX R Waterhouse FRICS C Piarroux JP Landlord HCGB Services Ltd Address 19 London House, High Street, Milton Keynes, MK11 1SY Tenant Mr Richard Phillips 1. The rent is: £ 1220 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 27 June 2024 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligible/not…”
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