Flat C, 29 London Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2HF
CAM/42UD/MNR/2024/0001 · Ipswich · decided 4 Apr 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £425 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £650 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £575 +35.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 25 Dec 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 1 bedroom |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
However, it is equally apparent that there has been little maintenance and/or updating carried out since the commencement of the Tenancy in 2014 such that, irrespective as to whether the Tenant has complied fully with their repair obligations, extensive refurbishment is required. … As both Parties can verify from a review of Rightmove, the online photographs detail a flat that is in much better condition that the Property. … In this regard, the Tribunal notes that the rent requested by the Landlord in respect of the Property is lower than the asking rent for the adjoining flat even before account is taken of the three months that have passed since the effective date of the proposed rent increase. … In determining the market rent in respect of the Property, 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 any regard to the personal circumstances or identities of the actual landlord and tenant in assessing the level of rent. …
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.