7 Sadlers Lane, Winnersh, RG41 5AJ
CAM/00MF/MNR/2022/0105 · Wokingham · decided 26 Apr 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,100 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,350 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £900 −18.2% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Jan 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 25 Nov 2022 |
| 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
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 any regard to the personal circumstances or identities of the actual landlord and tenant in assessing the level of rent. … Whilst the Tribunal understands and has sympathy with the personal circumstances of the Tenant, these are not matters that can be taken into account in determining the rent payable. However, in circumstances where the condition of the Property is such that there is a perceived or actual health hazard to a hypothetical occupier, this can be taken into account in assessing rent payable. … It is apparent that the Property is in significant disrepair and requires significant work before it could achieve a market rate and be considered to be fully habitable. … The Tribunal has no information as to the status of the Housing Act 2004 proceedings other than as set out in the correspondence provided. …
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.