Room 4, 46 Sandringham Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0BL
Full increaseNew rulesDecided 29 September 2026Case MAN/00EX/MRA/2026/0069
Rent before
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Withheld: our two readings disagreed
Landlord asked for
£400
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£400
Matched in the decision text
The new rent takes effect from 3 October 2026.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent for a room in a shared house in BB3 from £300 a month to £400 a month. The tribunal found the notice valid and determined the rent at £400 a month, relying mainly on rents achieved for other rooms in the same house and giving little weight to asking rents and unsupported landlord comparables. It made no deduction for the tenant's disrepair complaints and refused to delay the start date for hardship because the tenant gave no supporting evidence, so the new rent takes effect from 3 October 2026.
What decided it:Asking prices discountedComparables rejectedHardship
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
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
- The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…ing Act 1988 4. In his application form, the Tenant contends that the notice proposing a new rent is invalid because the Landlord had already increased the rent by £75 per month in March 2026. The Tenant states that the rent payable immediately before the service of the notice was £375 per calendar month and argues that a further increase could not lawfully be imposed so soon after the earlier increase. The Tenant therefore maintains th…”
- Asked for
- “…0.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 03 October 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 12 June 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13 (2) (as amended) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £400.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent stated in the notice to be £300.00 pcm to take effect from 03 September 2026. 2. On 20 July 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housin…”
- Tribunal set
- “…plication 20 July 2026 Type of Application Determination of an Open-Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Judge L White Tribunal Member J Faulkner FRICS Date of Decision 29 September 2026 Rent Determined £400.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 03 October 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 12 June 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13 (2) (as amended) of the Hous…”