54 Hughenden Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5SJ
CAM/00MX/MNR/2023/0164 · Buckinghamshire · decided 15 Jan 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,100 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,700 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,700 +54.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 20 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 | 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 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 in arriving at the rental level. … 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 has had regard to the comparables provided by the landlord, although is aware that these are asking rents. The Tribunal has also had regard to its own knowledge and expertise. … Taking all the matters outlined into account, the Tribunal assesses the open market rent of the property in the condition that it would be expected to be let on the market at £1,700 per calendar month, with no further deductions being applicable. This rent is to take effect from 1 December 2023.
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.