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Top Floor Flat, 46 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8EP

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 2 August 2025Case CAM/00MC/MNR/2025/0662
Rent before
£975
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,070
+9.7% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,050
+£75 a month (+7.7%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 May 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord asked for £1,070 a month, up from £975 a month, for a one-bedroom flat in RG1, with the new rent to start on 1 May 2025. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,050 a month from the same date. Neither party provided rental evidence, so the tribunal relied on its own expertise and reduced the figure to account for the property's condition, which it linked to the landlord's inactivity.

What decided it:Property condition

The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…cision is below. 2 Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,050 pm effective from 1 May 2025. Reasons Background 1. The Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 on 23 March 2025 to increase the passing rent from £975 per month to £1,070 per month with effect from 1 May 2025. 2. The Tenant made an application dated 1 April 2025 to the Tribunal in reliance on section 13 (4) of the Housing Act 1988. 3…”
Asked for
“…icant and the Respondent. The Tribunal has noted the contents and the decision is below. 2 Decision The Tribunal determined a market rent of £1,050 pm effective from 1 May 2025. Reasons Background 1. The Landlord served notice under section 13 (2) of the Housing Act 1988 on 23 March 2025 to increase the passing rent from £975 per month to £1,070 per month with effect from 1 May 2025. 2. The Tenant made an application dated 1 April 2025…”
Tribunal set
“…on 14 Address of Premises The Tribunal members were Top Floor, 46 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8EP Mr P Roberts FRICS CEnv Landlord Fineways Property Limited Address 39 Erleigh Rioad, Reading, RG1 5NB Tenant L M Fearon 1. The rent is: £ 1,050 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1 May 2025 3. The amount included for services is not applicable Per 4…”

Other decisions in RG1

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  1. Flat 6, 87 London Street, Reading, RG1 4QA
    Part of it, 1-bed flat, 23 Jul 2026, new rules
    Was £1,150, asked £1,250
    £1,200
  2. Flat 35, 3 Joseph Huntley Walk, Readin, RG1 3GW
    Part of it, 2-bed flat, 25 May 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,950, asked £2,065
    £2,050