21 Starnham Road, Ducklington, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 7XS
CAM/31UH/LAM/2022/0005 · West Oxfordshire · decided 14 Dec 2022
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,200 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,600 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,425 +18.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 14 Dec 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 31 Aug 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, 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
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. … The Tribunal considered that all these properties were in a better location and provided a more modern and attractive fit-out. In addition, none of the properties were within the same catchment area as the Property. … In this regard, the Tribunal was aware that there was a detached two- bedroomed bungalow available to let at 9a Sealham Road that had been constructed pursuant to planning permission 16/01561/FUL in circa 2018, located 0.1 miles from the Property and providing two double bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and living room. According to the EPC register the total floor area is 61 sqm. The asking rent was £1,450 pcm. …
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.