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Flat 41 Meadway Precinct, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4AB

Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 3 January 2026Case CAM/00MC/MNR/2025/0739
Rent before
£675
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£950
+40.7% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£950
+£275 a month (+40.7%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 September 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent for a three-bedroom maisonette in RG30 from £675 a month to £950 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £950 a month, effective from 1 September 2025, relying on its own expertise and noting the property's poor state of repair and decoration. It could not place weight on the tenant's comparable rents of £600 to £700 a month because no dates were given for them, and it rejected the tenant's hardship representations because no evidence showed the increase would not be absorbed by benefits.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejectedHardship

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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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
“…month. The rent payable may not, therefore, exceed this figure. However, this does not prevent the Landlord from charging a lower figure. 33. The Tribunal appreciates that this is a significant increase from the current passing rent of £675 per month. However, the current rent was effective from 1 October 2013 since which time rents have increased significantly in the local vicinity. 34. The Tribunal has considered the Tenant's represen…”
Asked for
“…t and the Respondent. The Tribunal has noted the contents and the decision is below. 2 Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £950 pm effective from 1 September 2025. Reasons Background 1. The Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 on 29 July 2025 to increase the passing rent from £675 per month to £950 per month with effect from 29 July 2025. 2. The Tenant made an application dated 23 August 2025…”
Tribunal set
“…as P:PAPERREMOTE The documents that the Tribunal was referred to are in bundles from the Applicant and the Respondent. The Tribunal has noted the contents and the decision is below. 2 Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £950 pm effective from 1 September 2025. Reasons Background 1. The Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 on 29 July 2025 to increase the passing rent from £675 per month to £9…”

Other decisions in RG30

All of RG30
  1. 28 Lesley Court, Southcote Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2AT
    Struck out, 30 Jun 2026, pre-Act rules
    No rent set
  2. F37 Meadway Precinct, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4AB
    Part of it, 3-bed maisonette, 16 Mar 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £950, asked £1,200
    £1,000