Ford House, 37 Higher Brimley Road, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 8JU
No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 14 October 2024Case CHI/18UH/MNR/2024/0174
Rent before
£1,350
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,570
+16.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,350
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 13 August 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £1570.00 per month, up from the existing £1350.00 per month, for a five-bedroom house in TQ14. The tribunal determined a rent of £1350.00 per calendar month, effective from 13 August 2024, relying on both parties' comparable evidence and its own general knowledge of rental values in the area. It considered the open market rent for the property in its current condition to be in the region of £1350.00 per calendar month.
Both sides 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
- “…13 August 2024. ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 4 June 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1570.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £1350.00 per month to take effect from 13 August 2024. 2. On 1 August 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent t…”
- Asked for
- “…350.00 per calendar month with effect from 13 August 2024. ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 4 June 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1570.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £1350.00 per month to take effect from 13 August 2024. 2. On 1 August 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred th…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ctions 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal : R Waterhouse FRICS M Woodrow MRICS Date of Summary Reasons : 14 October 2024 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 _______________________________________________ DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £1350.00 per calendar month with effect from 13 August 2024. ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 4 June 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the…”