35 Ceylon Road, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, SSO 7HS
CAM/00KF/MNR/2023/0158 · Southend-on-Sea · decided 7 Apr 2024
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Rent before the notice | £800 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £975 +21.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 11 Oct 2023 |
| 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; these figures haven't been checked yet and are left out of the statistics, so compare them with the original.
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. It does not take into account the present rent and the period of time 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 for the property as it is on the day of the hearing disregarding any improvements made by the tenant but taking into account the impact on rental value of disrepair (if any) which is not due to a failure of the tenant to comply with the terms of the tenancy. … The Tribunal found the Property to be in need of work before it would match other properties which form the general market. The poor quality of the windows (which were not double glazed) and patio door in the bedroom was a significant factor. Whilst the Tribunal did not attempt to open any of the windows or patio door during the site visit, the Tenant was clear that the windows and patio door did not open. … The Tribunal found that the condition of the patio door in the bedroom was poor and it was possible to see damp inside the glass. …
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.