Flat 2, Gowland Court, 137-139 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3PG
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 17 October 2024Case HAV/21UC/MNR/2024/0503
Rent before
£578
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£720
+24.6% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£620
+£42 a month (+7.3%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 September 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a one-bedroom flat in BN21 from £578 a month to £720 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £620 a month, having valued the flat at £775 a month in good condition and then deducting £155 (20%) for its dated kitchen and bathroom, basic heating, rot in the windows, and the absence of white goods, carpets and curtains from the landlord.
What decided it:Property condition
Both sides 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
- “…property under an assured periodic tenancy which commenced on the 1st April 2016 for a term of 12 months. 2. On the 25 July 2024 the landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 seeking to increase the rent from £578 per month to £720, being an increase of £142 (24%) effective from 1 September 2024. 3. By an application dated 14th August 2024, the tenant referred that notice to the Tribunal for a determina…”
- Asked for
- “…tenancy is £620 per month. Background 1. The tenant has lived in the property under an assured periodic tenancy which commenced on the 1st April 2016 for a term of 12 months. 2. On the 25 July 2024 the landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 seeking to increase the rent from £578 per month to £720, being an increase of £142 (24%) effective from 1 September 2024. 3. By an application dated 14th August 2…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ng from rot infestation and difficult to open. The Tribunal has considered very carefully the tenant's submissions. Using its own expertise upon the inspection considers that a deduction of £155 (20%) should be applied. This reduces the rental figure to £620 per month. It should be noted that this figure cannot be a simple arithmetical calculation and is not based upon capital costs but is the Tribunal's estimate of the amount by which…”
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