15 Eastfield Road Duston Northampton NN5 6TG
CAM/34UF/MNR/2026/0033 · West Northamptonshire · decided 20 May 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,300 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,400 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,350 +3.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 19 Jan 2026 |
| 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
The Tribunal notes that the Tenant reported the issue of damp affecting the kitchen porch area to the Landlord, who took prompt action to remedy the issue. The Landlord claims that he was unaware of the defective guttering and drainage and has in turn referred to a lack of maintenance of the patio and garden by the Tenant. … The Tribunal were unable to ascertain from the photographic evidence if the mould has been caused by a lack of adequate heating, ventilation or insulation and/or water ingress from outside as there has been no inspection of the property and no surveyor report has been provided by either party. Consequently, the Tribunal has taken the decision not to reduce the market rent due to a lack of repair, without specialist evidence. … The Landlord relied predominantly on the second bathroom and loft storage area in the subject Property, in support of his proposal to increase the rent. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparables provided by both parties, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in reasonable condition would be in the order of £1,350.00pcm. This is the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market if it was in the same general condition as the Property, unfurnished and with white goods and curtains provided by the Landlord.
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.