8 Cow Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9BE
CAM/26UK/MNR/2022/0052 · Watford · decided 26 Aug 2022
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,450 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,600 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,600 +10.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 28 Jun 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 17 May 2022 |
| 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
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. … As neither the Tenant nor the Landlord have submitted any evidence of value, it has been incumbent upon the Tribunal to make independent investigations. … There is currently only one property on the market within a half mile radius of the Property that is not a flat or maisonette. … There is a garden laid to grass at the rear and a driveway but no garage. This is currently available to let at £1,950 pm. … All these properties differ in respect of their locality, age, configuration and fit out. However, they are of assistance in setting a general level of value. … The Tribunal therefore determines the market rental of the Property with effect from 28 June 2022 at £1,600 per calendar month. …
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.