Flat 5, Millgrove House, 9 Delft Crescent, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2LU
Above the askPre-Act rulesDecided 16 May 2025Case HAV/00HX/MNR/2025/0659
Rent before
£606
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£622
+2.7% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,000
+£394 a month (+65.1%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 April 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord, a social housing provider, proposed raising the rent from £605.87 a month to £622.23 a month. The tribunal determined an open market rent of £1,000 a month for a two-bedroom flat in SN25, effective from 1 April 2025, after rejecting the landlord's rental-return method and using its own knowledge of rental values in Swindon. The tribunal noted that the landlord is not obliged to charge the full £1,000 a month.
What decided it:Comparables rejected
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
- “…is not obliged to charge this full market rent. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 18th February 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £622.23 per month in place of the existing rent of £605.87 per month to take effect from 1st April 2025. 2. On 28th February 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new re…”
- Asked for
- “…andlord is a Social Housing Provider and is not obliged to charge this full market rent. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 18th February 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £622.23 per month in place of the existing rent of £605.87 per month to take effect from 1st April 2025. 2. On 28th February 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred…”
- Tribunal set
- “…on of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr I R Perry FRICS Mr M J F Donaldson FRICS Date of Application : 28th February 2025 Date of Decision : 16th May 2025 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,000 per calendar month with effect from 1st April 2025. The Landlord is a Social Housing Provider and is not obliged to charge this full market rent. SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 18th February…”