Flat 4, 51A High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1JT
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 9 June 2025Case CAM/00ME/MNR/2025/0665
Rent before
£800
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£900
+12.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£875
+£75 a month (+9.4%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 9 April 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent from £800 per month to £900 per month for a studio flat above commercial premises in SL6. The tribunal determined a rent of £875 per calendar month, effective from 9 April 2025. It relied on the comparables provided and its own knowledge of Maidenhead rents, and set the figure taking into account the location of the entrance, the lack of amenities in the building and the standard of the accommodation.
What decided it:Property conditionLocation
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
- “…2025. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT REASONS Background 1. On 21 January 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £900 per month in place of the existing rent of £800 per month to take effect from 9 April 2025. 2. On 5 April 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the…”
- Asked for
- “…alendar month with effect from 9 April 2025. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT REASONS Background 1. On 21 January 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £900 per month in place of the existing rent of £800 per month to take effect from 9 April 2025. 2. On 5 April 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord…”
- Tribunal set
- “…termination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal : Mrs E Flint FRICS Date of Hearing : 9 June 2025 remote on the papers _______________________________________________ DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £875 per calendar month with effect from 9 April 2025. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT REASONS Background 1. On 21 January 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2)…”
Other decisions in SL6
All of SL6- 69 Ray Mill Road West, Maidenhead, SL6 8SNPart of it, 4-bed house, 5 Jan 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £1,610, asked £2,200£2,100Was £1,610, asked £2,200
- 138 Blackamoor, Lane Maidenhead, SL6 8RLPart of it, 2-bed house, 11 Aug 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £1,100, asked £1,575£1,555Was £1,100, asked £1,575
- 50 Halifax Road, SL6 5EXNo rent set, 20 Feb 2025, pre-Act rulesNo rent set