Middle Cottage, Robin Hood, DE4 5HF
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 2 October 2024Case BIR/17UF/MNR/2024/0132
Rent before
£533
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£585
+9.8% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£585
+£52 a month (+9.8%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 June 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £585 a month for a two-bedroom bungalow in DE4, up from the current £533 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £585 a month, effective from 1 June 2024. It put the open market rent at £785 a month, then deducted £200 a month for works carried out by the tenant and for the tenant's own carpets, curtains and white goods, relying on the landlord's comparable evidence and its own general knowledge of the area.
Only the landlord 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
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…roposed a rent of £585.00 per month with effect from 1st June 2024, is dated 25th April 2024. 3. The date the tenancy commenced is stated on the Application Form as being in 1990 and is an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. The current rent is stated as being £533.00 per month. INSPECTION 4. The Tribunal inspected the property on Monday 23rd September 2024 in the presence of the Applicant. The property comprises of a single storey mid terraced…”
- Asked for
- “…(tenant of the above property) referred to the Tribunal, a notice of increase of rent served by the Respondent (landlord of the above property) under section 13 of the Housing Act 1988. 2. The Respondent's notice, which proposed a rent of £585.00 per month with effect from 1st June 2024, is dated 25th April 2024. 3. The date the tenancy commenced is stated on the Application Form as being in 1990 and is an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. The…”
- Tribunal set
- “…Robin Hood, Whatstandwell, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5HF Graham Freckelton Kay Bentley Landlord West Ella Holdings Limited Address Jenkyn Place Estate Office, Hola Lane, Bentley, Hampshire, GU10 5LU Tenant Adrian Lowe 1. The rent is: £585.00 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1st June 2024 3. The amount included for services is not applicable Pe…”
Other decisions in DE4
All of DE4- Middle Cottage Robin Hood Whatstandwell Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5HFPart of it, 2-bed house, 27 Aug 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £585, asked £625£600Was £585, asked £625
- 13 Cawdor House, Gateway Court, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE43TJStruck out, House, 2 Jul 2026, pre-Act rulesNo rent set