Flat 4, Stephanie Court, 73 Poole Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5HZ
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 21 October 2024Case HAV/00HP/MNR/2024/0510
Rent before
£950
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,100
+15.8% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,100
+£150 a month (+15.8%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 9 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 flat in BH16 from £950 a month to £1,100 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,100 a month, effective from 9 September 2024, as the open market rent for the property in good tenable condition. It reached this figure from its own expert knowledge and general knowledge of local rents, as neither party made written submissions.
What decided it:A party didn't respond
The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.
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
- “…r month with effect from 9th September 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 12th July 2024 the Landlords' Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,100 per month in place of the existing rent of £950 per month to take effect from 9th September 2024. 2. On 23rd August 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new ren…”
- Asked for
- “…determines a rent of £1,100 per calendar month with effect from 9th September 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 12th July 2024 the Landlords' Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,100 per month in place of the existing rent of £950 per month to take effect from 9th September 2024. 2. On 23rd August 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred t…”
- Tribunal set
- “…a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr I R Perry FRICS Mr J S Reichel MRICS Date of Application : 23rd August 2024 Date of Summary Reasons : 21st October 2024 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,100 per calendar month with effect from 9th September 2024. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 12th July 2024 the Landlords' Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which p…”