22 Katherine’s Court, Ampthill, Bedfordshire MK45 2LT
CAM/00KC/MNR/2019/0014 · Central Bedfordshire · decided 2 Oct 2019
old rules| Rent before the notice | £650 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £675 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £650 +0.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Aug 2019 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 24 May 2019 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 2 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 determines a market rent for a property by reference to rental values generally and to the rental values for comparable properties in the locality in particular. The Tribunal does not take into account the present rent and the period of time for which that rent has been charged nor does it take into account the percentage increase which the proposed rent represents to the existing rent. In addition, the legislation makes it clear that the Tribunal cannot take into account the personal circumstances of either the Landlord or the Tenant. … The Tribunal assesses a rent based on the condition of the Property as at the time of the inspection. The Tribunal takes account of whether comparable properties are in a better or less good condition when assessing the rent for the Property. … The Tribunal considered the rental values submitted by the parties but found that neither party provided sufficient details of the properties for the information to be considered reliable evidence. … The Tribunal found that rents achieved for comparable two-bedroom flats were between £650.00 and £750.00 per calendar month. Those that achieved rents at the upper end were in good condition with modern kitchen and bathroom, up to date heating and with carpets, curtains and white goods and un-allocated parking spaces available. …
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.