44 Radnor Road, Luton, LU4 0UQ
CAM/00KA/MNR/2022/0045 · Luton · decided 25 Aug 2022
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,050 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,150 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,150 +9.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 10 May 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 3 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
In determining the market rent, the Tribunal has regard to prevailing levels of rent in the general locality and achieved rental values in respect of other properties of comparable accommodation and provision that would be likely to be considered by a prospective tenant. The current rent and the period that has passed since that rent was agreed or determined is not relevant. … The legislation requires the Tribunal to have regard to market demand assuming that the landlord is willing. The Tribunal is therefore unable to have regard to the personal circumstances or identities of the actual landlord and tenant in assessing the level of rent. … In the absence of any evidence of similar lettings being provided by either Party, the Tribunal has applied its own knowledge and expertise in reaching its determination. … The Tribunal notes the comments made by the Tenant but failures on the part of the Landlord or Tenant to comply with the terms of the lease have to be disregarded in setting the level of rent. However, the Tribunal has taken into account age and obsolescence in comparing the Property to other properties being let in the market. In this regard, it appears that, even if the Property had been kept in full repair, the fixture and fittings may be dated. …
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.