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Flat 3, 37 Lorne Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1JL

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 9 October 2025Case HAV/00HQ/MNR/2025/0752
Rent before
£251
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£575
+129.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£400
+£149 a month (+59.3%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 3 October 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord asked for £575 per month, up from the existing £251.03 per month, for a part-furnished second-floor bedsit in BH1. The tribunal determined a market rent of £400 per month, effective from 3 October 2025, valuing the property from its own expertise because neither party provided reliable market evidence. It made a 30% deduction from its £575 open market figure for the property's poor condition, basic accommodation, compact size and electric heating.

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The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…'s main home. None of those facts being in dispute between the parties and confirmed through their own evidence submitted to the Tribunal. 3. The Notice is dated 7th August 2025 and proposed a new rent of £575 per month in place of the current rent of £251.03 per month, to take effect from 3 October 2025. Neither party has sought to challenge the validity of the date the increase is to take effect within the Notice nor made representati…”
Asked for
“…elling and being used as the Applicant's main home. None of those facts being in dispute between the parties and confirmed through their own evidence submitted to the Tribunal. 3. The Notice is dated 7th August 2025 and proposed a new rent of £575 per month in place of the current rent of £251.03 per month, to take effect from 3 October 2025. Neither party has sought to challenge the validity of the date the increase is to take effect w…”
Tribunal set
“…1988 Tribunal Members : Judge C Skinner Regional Surveyor J. Coupe FRICS Ms C Barton MRICS Date of Decision : 9 October 2025 REASONS © CROWN COPYRIGHT Decision of the Tribunal On 9 October 2025 the Tribunal determined a Market Rent of £400.00 per month to take effect from 3 October 2025. Background 1. By way of an application received by the Tribunal on 7 August 2025 the tenant of Flat 3, 37 Lorne Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1JL…”

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