306 Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk IP5 2PS: CAM/42/UD/2023/0059
· East Suffolk · decided 4 Jul 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,200 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,500 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,500 +25.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 May 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 4 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The Tribunal approaches the application in two stages; first, does the Tribunal have jurisdiction and secondly, what is the valuation. … The first stage requires consideration of the status of the applicant and the validity of the application. There is a tenancy of a dwellinghouse let as a separate dwelling. The tenants are individuals occupying the property as their only or principal home. There is no suggestion that any of the statutory exceptions apply as set out in Schedule 1 to the 1988 Act. The new rent would be the first increase since the fixed term expired on 30 November 2022. The tenants occupy under a type of assured tenancy. More than the one month’s minimum notice of the rental increase was given. … The Tribunal is satisfied that the conditions are met within section 1 of the 1988 Act and that it has jurisdiction to determine the rent. … Turning to the valuation. The Tribunal must assess the rent for the property by reference to the market rent for comparable properties, ignoring the effect of any improvements undertaken by the tenants. In making the assessment, account is taken of the impact on rental value of any disrepair which is not due to a failure of the tenant to comply with the terms of the tenancy. …
An extract. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.