8 Poppy Walk Hatfield AL10 9FP
CAM/26UL/MNR/2023/0143 · Welwyn Hatfield · decided 31 May 2024
old rulesbills included| Rent before the notice | £645 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £745 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £745 +15.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 9 May 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 4 Sep 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 |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
In coming to my decision, I took into account the rental comparables provided by both the landlord and the tenant. I determine that the best evidence is that provided by the landlord of identical rooms let on the same terms in similar houses to the subject situated nearby and determine that the open market rent is £745 per month. … I have read the case papers in the previous application which both parties referred to during the hearing. … The Tribunal had issued a preliminary view that the Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to deal with the application because the October 2022 Notice was invalid as the rent increase was less than twelve months since the previous rent had been agreed. As neither party made any further submissions the application was struck out. … It is agreed by both parties that the October 2022 increase was some nine months since the previous rent had been agreed in January 2022. Consequently, the Notice did not comply with the statutory provisions and was invalid: an invalid notice is of no effect. … I therefore use my discretionary power to determine that the new rent is payable from 9 May 2024.
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.