24 Romans Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0HA
CAM/22UF/MNR/2023/0110 · Chelmsford · decided 10 Jan 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £866.67 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £936 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £888.33 +2.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 1 Aug 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, 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
The Landlord has sent marketing information for some 3 properties in an effort to show the market rent. … It is not possible to take a great deal from these suggested comparables because no agreements have been seen, showing the actual rent accepted by the ingoing tenants. There is no material describing the asking price, nor any details of the amenities available. In any event, they all appear to be fully modernised and newly refurbished, which is not comparable to the subject property. … The Tribunal note that the subject property is in a poor state of repair and condition, and has partial and ineffective central heating. … In all the circumstances, and having consideration of the comparable evidence proved by the parties and of our own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, we consider that the open market rent for the property in its current condition would be in the region of £205 per week. … The Tribunal also note that the basis of the exercise is to consider the rent that the subject property might expect to be let. It is an artificial exercise to look at different properties with different features and facilities, and then attempt to offer discounts to compensate for those different features. The methodology suggested by the Landlord is therefore flawed.
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.