Room 5, 69 Wadham Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9ED
BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 24 November 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord asked for £725 a month, up from £695 a month, for a furnished first-floor room with en suite in a seven-room house in PO2. The tribunal determined a rent of £725 a month from 24 November 2024. It gave most weight to a recent letting of another en suite room in the same building at £700 a month, which it considered inferior because of its ground-floor location next to communal areas, smaller size and layout, and it gave little weight to the tenant's comparables, one of which was appreciably smaller.
Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
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Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…rease of rent payable by the Tenant pursuant to sections 13 and 14, Housing Act 1988. 2. On 4 October 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 to propose a new rent of £725 per month in place of the existing rent of £695 per month to take effect from 24 November 2024. The Notice complied with the legal requirements and sought an increase in rent of £30 per month. 3. On 13 October 2024 the Tenant serv…”
- Asked for
- “…tion as per the inventory…' It goes on to say '…Currently, there are no ongoing disrepairs/defects that we have been made aware of.' 20. The landlord's representative sets out comparable lettings evidence to support the proposed new rent of £725 per calendar month. It is not the Tribunal's intention to give an analysis of all the evidence listed, but to outline the overall valuation approach to show that all aspects have been considered…”
- Tribunal set
- “…y FRICS Mr N I Robinson FRICS Date of Inspection : None, Determination on Papers Date of Decision : 17 December 2024 DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 Decision of the Tribunal On 17 December 2024 the Tribunal determined a Market Rent of £725 (Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five Pounds) Per Calendar Month to take effect from 24 November 2024. Background 1. The case concerns the determination of a market rent for the subject property following a…”