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Highfield Cottage, Main Street, Freeby , Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2RZ

Part of itNew rulesDecided 14 September 2026Case BIR/31UG/MRA/2026/0019
Rent before
£1,400
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,525
+8.9% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,450
+£50 a month (+3.6%)
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 1 October 2026.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1,525.00 pcm, up from £1,400.00 pcm, for a three-bedroom house in LE14. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,450.00 pcm from 1 October 2026, excluding a chimney-sweeping service charge of £80.00 per annum. It based the figure on a comparable three-bedroom house in the same village with an asking rent of £1,550.00 pcm, reduced by £100.00 because asking rents are not achieved rents, and it found that the tenants' hardship claim did not justify a later start.

What decided it:Asking prices discountedComparables rejected

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…ed to a monthly periodic tenancy from 1 May 2026. 2. On 18 June 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 (as amended) which proposed a new rent of £1,525.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,400.00 pcm to take effect from 1 September 2025. 3. On 1 July 2026, under Section 14 (A3) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to th…”
Asked for
“…g Act 1988 (as amended) the tenancy will have been converted to a monthly periodic tenancy from 1 May 2026. 2. On 18 June 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 (as amended) which proposed a new rent of £1,525.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,400.00 pcm to take effect from 1 September 2025. 3. On 1 July 2026, under Section 14 (A3) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenants…”
Tribunal set
“…2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Colin Green (Legal Chairman) Andy Churchill BSc, MRICS (Valuer Member) Date of Decision 14 September 2026 Rent Determined £1,450.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 October 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. Under a tenancy agreement between the parties dated 7 July 2025, an assured tenancy was gr…”

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    Full increase, 2-bed house, 11 Aug 2026, pre-Act rules
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