475 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9RQ
CAM/00KF/MNR/2026/0079 · Southend-on-Sea · decided 1 Jul 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,400 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,700 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,445 +3.2% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 19 Mar 2026 |
| 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
The Tribunal considers that the comparables provided by the Applicants are relevant, as is the Fairfax Drive comparable provided by the Landlord. Similar properties in the area appear to be marketed in the region of £1,700 to £2,000 pcm. The Tintern Avenue property is an exception at £1,495 pcm, but it is terraced, has no parking, and differs materially from the subject Property. … Relying on its own expertise and general knowledge of rental values in the area, and having regard to the comparable evidence while allowing for differences in size, layout, parking, condition and facilities, the Tribunal considers that the market rent for the subject Property, if modernised and in good order, would be £1,700 pcm. This represents the lower end of the range indicated by the comparable evidence and reflects the Tribunal’s assessment of the Property as compared with the available comparables, including the provision of white goods and curtains by the Landlord. … However, as set out above, the Property is in a poor state of repair, as evidenced by the photographs. The Applicants reside there with their three children. The Tribunal finds that there are significant issues with the condition of the Property which would materially affect the rent obtainable on the open market. …
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.