139 Henry Laver Court Colchester CO3 3DY
CAM/22UG/MNR/2020/0013 · Colchester · decided 24 May 2021
old rules| Rent before the notice | £750 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £825 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £825 +10.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 8 Mar 2021 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 28 Jan 2021 |
| 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
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. … 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 any disrepair which is not due to a failure of the tenant to comply with the terms of the tenancy. … The tribunal has reviewed the comparables provided by both the parties. It accepts that the two comparables provided by the tenant appeared to have been on the market at the time of the application. However, it is not persuaded that the comparables provided by the landlord are particularly historic – the latest being let in December 2020. … A number of these are in the same development as the subject property and provide strong evidence. … All details provided are of asking rents rather than letting rents and there may have been some negotiation. …
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.