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Flat 3, Lavender Court, Molesham Way, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 1NY

Pre-Act rulesDecided 25 March 2026Case HAV/43UB/MNR/2025/0838
Rent before
£1,100
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
—
Withheld: our two readings disagreed
Tribunal set
£1,180
+£80 a month (+7.3%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 31 December 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, Area Estates Limited, proposed raising the rent for a two-bedroom flat in KT8 from £1,100 a month to £1,200 a month. The tribunal decided the second notice was the valid one and determined a rent of £1,180 a month from 31 December 2025. It started from its own view of market rent of £1,400 a month, gave little weight to the landlord's comparables, and deducted for lack of central heating, carpets and curtains, white goods and an unmodernised kitchen and bathroom.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…angley of Hamways, on behalf of the Landlord, issued a notice, understood by the Tribunal to have been by post, under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,155.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,100.00 pcm to take effect from 1 September 2025, 'the first notice'. 2. In an email dated 10 November 2025, Ms Charli Glover of Hamways (Tenancy Office - Credit Control) wrote to Mr Mi…”
Asked for
“…THE DECISION Background 1. On 17 July 2025, Ms Ashleigh Langley of Hamways, on behalf of the Landlord, issued a notice, understood by the Tribunal to have been by post, under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,155.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,100.00 pcm to take effect from 1 September 2025, 'the first notice'. 2. In an email dated 10 November 2025, Ms Charli Glover o…”
Tribunal set
“…Application 2 December 2025 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Mr J G G Wilson MRICS - Chair Mr B W H Bourne MRICS Date of Decision 25 March 2026 Rent Determined £1,180.00 per Calendar Month Date the new rent takes effect 31 December 2025 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 17 July 2025, Ms Ashleigh Langley of Hamways, on behalf of the Landlord, issued a not…”

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    Was £950, asked £1,100
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