17 Mildmay Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0DG
CAM/22UF/MNR/2022/0018 · Chelmsford · decided 16 May 2022
old rules| Rent before the notice | £775 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,250 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,050 +35.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 8 Mar 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 25 Jan 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 regard to the personal circumstances or identities of the actual landlord and tenant in assessing the level of rent. … The valuation disregards any relevant improvements, as defined by section 14 (3) of the Housing Act 1988 undertaken by the Tenant during the period of the statutory tenancy and assumes that the Tenant has fully complied with their repair, maintenance and decoration obligations. … In this regard, the Tribunal was advised that the kitchen units were already in situ prior to the commencement of the 1991 Tenancy and therefore do not comprise a relevant improvement such that they are considered to comprise part of the Property. … The Tribunal understands that the central heating system was installed during the term of the 1991 Tenancy and is therefore more than 21 years old. …
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.