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Flat 3A, 20 Westbourne Street, Stockton-On-Tees, TS1 83EH

Rent cutPre-Act rulesDecided 19 March 2026Case MAN/00EF/MNR/2025/1078
Rent before
£380
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£450
+18.4% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£295
−£85 a month (-22.4%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 January 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord served a notice under the Housing Act 1988 proposing to raise the rent of a one-bedroom flat in TS1 from £380 per calendar month to £450 per calendar month. The tribunal determined the market rent at £295 per calendar month from 1 January 2026, starting from a valuation of £400 per calendar month for the property in modernised, good order and deducting £105 for disrepair, inadequate heating and the fire safety system. The tribunal had no comparable evidence from either party, as the landlord did not respond, so it relied on its own knowledge of local rents.

What decided it:Property conditionA party didn't respondLocation

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

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  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…es effect 1 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 29 November 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £450.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £380.00 pcm to take effect from 1 January 2026. 2. On 17 December 2025, 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
“…ermined £295.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 29 November 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £450.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £380.00 pcm to take effect from 1 January 2026. 2. On 17 December 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant…”
Tribunal set
“…Date of Application 17 December 2025 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members J A Platt FRICS - Chairman J Gittus MRICS Date of Decision 19 March 2026 Rent Determined £295.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 29 November 2025, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 198…”

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