266b High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PA
CAM/22UN/MNR/2021/0071 · Tendring · decided 17 Mar 2022
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Rent before the notice | £575 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £625 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £575 +0.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 30 Dec 2021 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 23 Nov 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; these figures haven't been checked yet and are left out of the statistics, so compare them with the original.
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 the landlord. … Most were within purpose-built blocks or converted houses. It was not possible to ascertain if, of the few with only an internal photograph, any were over commercial premises with external access but the tribunal is assuming not. … Nor was it clear whether those with let agreed (14) showed the asking rent or the rent achieved. … Having regard to the comparables and applying its profession
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.